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Stop Worrying About 2026 Medicare Premiums. The Game Is Already Underway

You’ve spent decades planning, saving, and investing diligently. Now, on the cusp of retirement, you’re confronted with a penalty for your success: the Income-Related...

Stop Worrying About 2026 Medicare Premiums. The Game Is Already Underway

You’ve spent decades planning, saving, and investing diligently. Now, on the cusp of retirement, you’re confronted with a penalty for your success: the Income-Related...

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Stop Worrying About 2026 Medicare Premiums. The Game Is Already Underway

You’ve spent decades planning, saving, and investing diligently. Now, on the cusp of retirement, you’re confronted with a penalty for your success: the Income-Related...

How Medicare Calculates Your MAGI & 2026 IRMAA Premium Surcharge

If you're reading this in 2025, there's a good chance your 2027 Medicare premiums are being decided right now. And you don't even know...

How to Avoid IRMAA Medicare Surcharges: Practical Steps to Sidestep Them

Did you know that a single dollar of income can cost you thousands in health care premiums? This is the reality of trying to...

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Stop Worrying About 2026 Medicare Premiums. The Game Is Already Underway

You’ve spent decades planning, saving, and investing diligently. Now, on the cusp of retirement, you’re confronted with a penalty for your success: the Income-Related...

How Medicare Calculates Your MAGI & 2026 IRMAA Premium Surcharge

If you're reading this in 2025, there's a good chance your 2027 Medicare premiums are being decided right now. And you don't even know...

How to Avoid IRMAA Medicare Surcharges: Practical Steps to Sidestep Them

Did you know that a single dollar of income can cost you thousands in health care premiums? This is the reality of trying to...

IRMAA Appeal: How To File Form SSA-44 in 5 Steps & Win

You must use Form SSA-44 (Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount; Life-Changing Event) to file an IRMAA appeal with the Social Security Administration (SSA). This...

The IRMAA Timeline Deception: When the SSA Releases 2026 Medicare Brackets

I'm Michael Ryan, and in my 253 decades as a financial planner, the most common and heartbreaking mistake I’ve witnessed has always centered on...

IRMAA Brackets 2026: The Essential Guide to Avoiding Medicare’s High-Income Surcharge

Did you know the Medicare IRMAA surcharge can impose a hidden, devastating 124,800% effective marginal tax rate on a single extra dollar of retirement income? This penalty, which...

Understanding IRMAA Brackets and Surcharges for Medicare Parts B and D in 2026

Have questions on Medicare costs. Wondering about IRMAA Brackets and surcharges for your Medicare Parts B & D? We're going to unpack the hidden...

Is Your HSA a Stealth Retirement Account? Find Out Here 

Have a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)? Maybe you chose it for the lower premiums, but now you're wondering how best to manage those higher...

How to Choose a Health Insurance Plan & Coverage in 2025: A Beginner’s Guide

Let's be honest: choosing a health insurance plan feels designed to be confusing. You're hit with a wall of acronyms such as HMO, PPO,...

How to Slash Your 2026 Health Insurance Premiums: An Insider’s Guide

As a financial planner for over 25 years, I’ve seen more household budgets broken by health insurance premiums than by any other expense. It’s...