Overview | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set the Medicare premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts to be paid by Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. |
Medicare Part A deductible and coinsurance | For Medicare Part A, which pays for inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, and some home health care, the deductible paid by the beneficiary when admitted as a hospital inpatient will be $1,132 in 2011, an increase of $32 from this year's $1,100 deductible. The Part A deductible is the beneficiary's cost for up to 60 days of Medicare-covered inpatient hospital care in a benefit period. · Beneficiaries must pay an additional $283 per day for days 61 through 90 in 2011, and · $566 per day for hospital stays beyond the 90th day in a benefit period. For 2010, the per-day payment for days 61 through 90 was $275, and $550 for beyond 90 days. For beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities, the daily co-insurance for days 21 through 100 in a benefit period will be $141.50 in 2011, compared to $137.50 in 2010. Those who enroll in Medicare Advantage plans may have different cost-sharing arrangements. All of these Part A program payment changes are determined in accordance with a statutory formula. |
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