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MEDICARE PREMIUM RATES for 2010

Part A (hospital insurance) premium:

• Most people do not pay a premium with 40 work quarters.
  If you have 30-39 quarters of employement - $254 per month.
  If you have less than 30 quarters - $461 per month.

Part B (doctor & outpatient insurance) premium:

• $96.40 per month for most beneficiaries, those of you who had SSA withhoding in 2009 and whose income is below $85,000 (single tax filing status) or $170,000 (joint tax filing status).
• $110.50 for all others, including those new to Part B.
  Up to $353.60 for high income beneficiaries. Click for info.

Medicare deductible and coinsurance:

Part A (inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, some home health care). For each benefit period of 60 days:

• $1100 Deductible for a hospital stay up to 60 days.
  $275 per day for days 61-90.
  $550 per day for days 91-150 (lifetime reserve days).
  All costs for each day beyond 150 days.

Skilled Nursing Facility Coinsurance:

• $137.50 per day for days 21 - 100 of each benefit period.
  All costs for each day beyone 100 days.

Part B (doctors, outpatient hospital, home health, DME):

• $155 annual deductible.
  20% of the medicare approved amount after deductible.