Estimate your Social Security increase after the Medicare Part B premium.
A $2,000.00 gross benefit with a 3.4% COLA produces a $68.00 gross monthly increase.
This scenario uses the $202.90 standard 2026 Part B premium.
Official evidence Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · as of 2026-01-01It compares that amount with the $209.50 2027 intermediate estimate.
Estimate inputs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · as of 2026-06-09Learn how Medicare Part B affects your COLAUnderstand the Medicare hold-harmless rule
For many beneficiaries, Medicare Part B is deducted directly from Social Security. The calculator compares today's gross check and Part B premium with the projected next-year amounts, then shows the difference in what reaches the bank.
Hold-harmless protection can cap the premium increase for eligible beneficiaries.
Official evidence Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services + How the Hold-Harmless Provision Protects Your Benefits + POMS HI 01001.004: Variable Part B Premium · as of 2026-06-09The 2026 Medicare Trustees Report gives $209.50 as an intermediate estimate for the 2027 standard Part B premium. CMS has not finalized the 2027 premium.
Estimate inputs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · as of 2026-06-09No. The standard premium used here is an intermediate estimate, not a finalized CMS amount.
Estimate inputs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · as of 2026-06-09This worked example uses the $202.90 standard 2026 Part B premium. If your official notice shows different amounts, enter those amounts instead.
Official evidence Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · as of 2026-01-01Hold-harmless protection is eligibility-dependent. This calculator cannot determine whether it applies to you.
Official evidence Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services + How the Hold-Harmless Provision Protects Your Benefits + POMS HI 01001.004: Variable Part B Premium · as of 2026-06-09Every important figure links back to the government publication that produced it.