2019 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles (article)

2019 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles (article)

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2019 premiums and deductibles for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs.  Following are highlights of the changes.

Medicare Part A - Premium and Deductible

  • Generally, there is no monthly Part A premium for those with 40+ quarters of Medicare-covered employment.  Individuals who have at least 30 quarters of coverage can buy Part A for $240 in 2019; those with less than 30 quarters can buy Part A for $447 per month.
  • Part A deductibles in 2019 will increase to $1,364 for first 60 days of inpatient care; an additional $341 coinsurance per day for 61st through 90th day, and an additional $682 per day coinsurance beyond the 90th day.

Medicare Part B - Premium and Deductible

  • The annual deductible in 2019 will increase to $185, up from $183 in 2018.  The monthly premium will increase to $135.50 for 2019, up from $134 in 2018.  However, the amount of monthly premium is adjusted based on revised income levels, as reflected in the chart below:

Beneficiaries who file
individual tax returns with income:

Beneficiaries who file
joint tax returns with income:

Income-related monthly adjustment amount

Total monthly premium amount

≤ $85,000

≤ $170,000

$0.00

$135.50

> $85,000 and

≤ $107,000

> $170,000 and

≤ $214,000

$54.10

$189.60

> $107,000 and

 ≤ $133,500

>$214,000 and

 ≤ $267,000

$135.40

$270.90

> $133,500 and

 ≤ $160,000

>$267,000 and

 ≤ $320,000

$216.70

$352.20

>$160,000 and <500,000

>$320,000 and <$750,000

$297.90

$433.40

≥ $500,000

≥ $750,000

$325.00

$460.50

 

For high-income beneficiaries who are married and lived with their spouse at any time during the taxable year, but file a separate return, the Medicare Part B premiums in 2019 are:

Amount of Income

Income-related monthly adjustment amount

Total monthly premium amount

≤ $85,000

$0.00

$135.50

> $85,000 and <$415,000

$297.90

$433.40

≥ $415,000

$325.00

$460.50

 

The monthly premium for Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Part D coverage vary by the selected plan.  For 2019, the estimated Medicare Advantage average monthly premium will decline by $1.81 to $28.00 from 2018. The basic Part D premium is also expected to fall from $33.59 in 2018 to $32.50 in 2019.  Additional information about these limits was released earlier this year.

Further details about Medicare’s premium and deductibles is available from Medicare’s 2018 and 2019 Costs at a Glance, and a CMS Fact Sheet


 

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