2017MedicarePremiums,Deductibles,andCost-SharingAmounts
PartA(HospitalInsurance)
Beneficiarypays:
HospitalDeductible
$1,316/benefitperiod
HospitalCopayment
$329/dayfordays61-90
$658/dayfordays91-150
SkilledNursingFacilityCopayment
$164.50/dayfordays21-100
PartAPremiums*
$413/monthforthosewithfewerthan30quarters
ofMedicare-coveredemployment
$227/monthforthosewith30-39quartersof
Medicare-coveredemployment
PartB(MedicalInsurance)
Beneficiarypays:
AnnualDeductible
$183
PartBPremiumforthosewithincomes
below$85,000ifsingle,$170,000if
married**
Average$109/month–forthosebeneficiaries
enrolledinMedicarepriorto2017,whosepremium
istakenoutoftheirmonthlySocialSecurity(SS)
benefit.Premiumvariesbasedonholdharmless
requirementthattheSSbenefitnotdecrease.
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$134/month($131+$3loanrepayment)forthose
beneficiariesnotcollectingSocialSecuritybenefits,
thosewhowillenrollinPartBforthefirsttimein
2017,andthosewhohavetheirPartBpremiums
paidbyMedicaid
MostPartBcoveredservices,including
doctors’visits,outpatienttherapy,
durablemedicalequipment,and
outpatientmentalhealthservices***:
20%ofamountMedicareapproves
*MostpeoplewithMedicaredonotpayamonthlypremiumforPartAbecausetheyhave(oraspousehas)40or
morequartersofMedicare-coveredemployment(meaningtheyworkedatajobwheretheypaidintoMedicare).
**SeeNovember14,2016FederalRegisterforanexplanationofhigherbasepremiumsforbeneficiariesandthe
“holdharmless”provision,andPartBincome-relatedmonthlypremiumadjustmentamounts(IRMAA)forpeople
withhigherincomes.Alsonote,MedicareAdvantageplansmaychargeanadditionalmonthlypremium.
***SeeourpublicationMedicarePartsAandBformoreonPartBservicesandcost-sharingamounts.
Source:CenterforMedicare&MedicaidServices,2017MedicarePartsA&BPremiumsandDeductiblesAnnounced,
November10,2016andFederalRegisterNovember14,2016.
Updated November 2016
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