And for Medicare recipients who end up in a hospital in 2025, the visit deductible will be $1,676 under Part A insurance, an uptick from $1,632 in 2024. After 60 days in the hospital, the beneficiary will then have to pay $419 a day until day 90, at which point Medicare stops covering hospital stays.

Seniors awaiting bigger Social Security checks next year may be shocked to discover higher Medicare premiums will eat up a chunk of their cost-of-living adjustment.