2019 Medicare Amounts

• Basic Part B premium:             $135.50 (was $134)
• Part B deductible: $185 (was $183)
• Part A deductible: $1,364 (was $1,340)

Part A Premium: (Most Beneficiaries Do Not Incur This Cost): $437

Part A Deductible and Coinsurance:

• $1,364 deductible for each benefit period
• Days 1-60: $0 coinsurance for each benefit period
• Days 61-90: $341 coinsurance per day of each benefit period (was $335)
• Days 91 and beyond: $682 coinsurance per each “lifetime reserve day” after day 90 for each benefit period (up to 60 days over your lifetime) (was $670)
• Beyond lifetime reserve days: all costs
• Skilled nursing facility co-payment, days 21-100: $170.50 per day

Medicare costs at a glance: https://www.medicare.gov/your-medicare-costs/costs-at-a-glance/costs-at-glance.html

CMS Announcement: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2019-medicare-parts-b-premiums-and-deductibles

Part B Premium:  $135.50

Part B Premium for Higher Income Beneficiaries:

If your yearly income in 2017 (for what you pay in 2019) was:

Part B Deductible:  $185

Medicare part B costs outlined: https://www.medicare.gov/your-medicare-costs/part-b-costs/part-b-costs.html

Part D:

Premiums vary by plan. If your yearly income in 2017 (for what you pay in 2019) was:

Source: https://www.medicare.gov/index.php/drug-coverage-part-d/costs-for-medicare-drug-coverage/monthly-premium-for-drug-plans

Standard Benefits as outlined by CMS:

• Max Deductible: $415
• Initial Coverage Limit: $3820
• During Donut Hole:
  • Brand Name drugs will have a 75% discount on the total cost.
  • Generic drugs will receive a 63% discount.

Source: https://www.medicare.gov/drug-coverage-part-d/costs-for-medicare-drug-coverage/costs-in-the-coverage-gap

• Out-of-Pocket Threshold: $5,100