Report Section Medicare Advantage In 2021 Star Ratings And Bonuses Issue BriefCOLAs Go Over The Fiscal Cliff.Applying the payroll tax to all wages over 0,000. Currently, payroll taxes are not paid on income over 8,500, which means millionaires and billionaires pay a much smaller tax rate than everyone else..The CMS announced new streamlined payment mechanisms for healthcare provider transactions this week. Doctors, hospitals, health plans, and states will all see reduced administrative costs under CMS' larger "administrative simplification" initiative. … Continued
Blog Ncsl Cybersecurity Task Force Co Chair Promotes Collaboration In DcThe survey found that a person receiving the national average Social Security benefit in 2000 - 6 per month - would have ,193.10 per month by 201However, because retiree costs are rising at a substantially faster pace than the COLA, that individual would require Social 0.30 more per month, or ,603.40 in 2018, just to maintain his or her 2000 level of buying power..In 2016 the COLA was zero and Part B premiums rose by 16.1 percent. In 2017 the COLA was just 0.3 percentage point, and Part B premiums rose by 10 percent. "Those premium spikes were due in large part to the cost-shifting effect created when no COLA was payable," Johnson notes..If the Supreme Court rules against the federal government, that could have a devastating impact on the new program. The case centers on whether people who enrolled through the federal exchange can legally receive subsidies to lower their monthly premiums. … Continued