Medicare Part B Monthly Premium Goes Up 3.1% to $96.40, in 2008
Oct. 2, 2007 – The monthly charge for Medicare’s Part B in 2008 will be $96.40. This 3.1 percent increase over this year is heralded as the smallest rate increase in six years, but how it got there is partially due to an accounting error that was corrected by the Centers for Medicare & medicaid services.