|
2007 |
2006 |
| Medicare monthly
premium amounts |
|
|
| Part A (hospital
insurance) premium |
|
|
Individuals with 40 or more quarters of
Medicare-covered employment
|
$0 |
$0 |
Individuals with 30 to 39 quarters of
Medicare-covered employment who are not otherwise
eligible for premium-free hospital
insurance
|
$226 |
$216 |
Individuals with less than 30 quarters of
Medicare-covered employment who are not otherwise
eligible for premium-free hospital
insurance
|
$410 |
$393 |
| Part B (medical
insurance) premium per month (standard) |
$93.50 |
$88.50 |
| Original Medicare
plan deductible and coinsurance amounts |
|
|
| Part A (hospital
insurance) |
|
|
Deductible per benefit period
|
$992 |
$952 |
Coinsurance per day for 61st to 90th day of
each benefit period
|
$248 |
$238 |
Coinsurance per day for 91st to 150th day
for each lifetime reserve day (total of 60 lifetime
reserve days--nonrenewable)
|
$496 |
$476 |
Skilled nursing facility coinsurance
per day for 21st to 100th day of each benefit period
|
$124 |
$119 |
| Part B (medical
insurance) annual deductible |
|
|
Individual pays 20 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for services after deductible is
met
|
$131 |
$124 |
Susan E. Thomas CPA