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Medicare Part B annual deductible, 2026

283 USD/year

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-31 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $283 in 2026, an increase of $26 from the annual deductible of $257 in 2025.

key: us/medicare-costs/part-b-deductible
value: 283 USD/year
period: 2026
effective: 2026-01-01 to date
source: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2026-medicare-parts-b-premiums-deductibles
verified: 2026-10-31 — fresh (6 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)
next expected change: 2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 257 USD/year (2025) from 2025-01-01
scope: Beneficiary costs for calendar 2026, distinct from the medicare category (payroll tax). IRMAA rows are read against MAGI from the tax return Social Security uses, generally two years earlier. CMS had not published 2027 amounts on 2026-10-31.
hash: sha256:91db44088f7f0978fdba7ba83f7809955aff8ea778d28b427e5563ac314a4748
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As JSON

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