{"id":18,"date":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/corsiniinsurancesolutions-com\/2026\/09\/17\/us-medicare-bills-need-monthly-planning\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","slug":"us-medicare-bills-need-monthly-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/us-medicare-bills-need-monthly-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"US Medicare Bills Need Monthly Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/cindy-corsini\/medicare-social-security-etfs-c461\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>One of the biggest concerns I hear from clients approaching Medicare is managing those monthly bills\u2014especially before Social Security deposits kick in. For 2026, a standard-premium couple will need to budget $405.80 per month for Part B ($202.90 each), and it\u2019s important to have a reliable plan in place so these payments don\u2019t become a source of stress.<\/p>\n<p>Some folks have found peace of mind by pairing a three-ETF sleeve that focuses on dividend growth, steady monthly distributions, and ultra-short Treasury bills. This strategy can help cover recurring premiums without the need to sell off investments during market downturns. For example, annual dividends from a high-yield equity fund could fully cover a year\u2019s worth of premiums with around 250 shares, while a monthly income fund could take care of those bills with about 750 shares. Meanwhile, a Treasury-bill fund acts as a safety net, allowing couples to set aside 6\u201312 months of premiums so they aren\u2019t forced to dip into equity funds if the market takes a dip.<\/p>\n<p>Even with a projected 3% adjustment coming to Social Security in 2027, it\u2019s wise to have a predictable, steady income stream to handle Medicare costs in the meantime. I always encourage thoughtful, proactive planning\u2014because taking the confusion out of Medicare is what I\u2019m here for.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest concerns I hear from clients approaching Medicare is managing those monthly bills\u2014especially before Social Security deposits kick in. For 2026, a standard-premium couple will need to budget $405.80 per month for Part B ($202.90 each), and it\u2019s important to have a reliable plan in place so these payments don\u2019t become a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}