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INmail: Is your clients’ MAGI information up to date?

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The IRMAA surcharges outlined in notification letters apply only to 2021 Medicare premiums based on 2019 tax returns.

Barbara: One of my clients just received her Social Security benefit letter and it references her 2018 modified adjusted gross income instead of her 2019 MAGI when determining her 2021 Medicare high-income surcharge. Her 2019 MAGI was significantly lower than her 2018 MAGI. What do you recommend she

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