Dear Toni: In the new “Medicare &You” handbook, I cannot find what the 2026 Medicare costs and premiums will be. I would like this information because I have been diagnosed with a heart condition and will need to undergo surgery next year. I have looked online and cannot find the costs there, either. Do you have any idea what the 2026 costs will be? — Carol, Sugar Land, Texas

Dear Carol: Every year the handbook is mailed out before October to all Medicare beneficiaries to help guide them through the open enrollment period (Oct. 15-Dec. 7). The premium and deductible amounts for Medicare Parts A, B and D were not available when the handbook was printed.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2026 Medicare costs Nov. 14, with an increase for Parts A and B premiums and

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