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Medicare Part A & Part B Premiums for 2018.

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Each year Medicare sets how much you pay for its premiums, deductibles, and co-payments for Part A & Part B. The table below show the rates for Part B in 2018:

The reason you purchase a Medicare Supplement is to fill or cover the Gaps and co-insurance left by Medicare Parts A & B. The table below shows the Medicare Part B premiums and is based on your last years tax return.

Part A Premiums:

Most people do not pay for Part A, because they have paid Medicare taxes for 40 or more quarters while working.

Part B Premiums
The standard Part B premium for 2018 is $ 134.00. See the chart below. If you are paying a different amount your premiums will be adjusted to the scale below if your income is above $85,000 for an individual or $170,000 for a married couple on your last years tax return.

 

Tax Return Income (Individual) Joint Tax Return Income (Married Couples) 2018 Monthly Part B Premium
New 2018 Medicare enrollees Up to $85,000 Up to $170,000 $134.00
$85,001 to $107,000 $170,001 to $214,000 $187.50
$107,001 to $160,000 $214,001 to $320,000 $267.90
$160,001 to $214,000 $320,001 to $428,000 $348.30
Over $ 214,000 Over $428,000 $428.60

 

Deductibles and Co-payments
Part A Deductible:
The 2018 Part A deductible is $1,340 per hospital admission.

Part B Deductible: The 2018 Part B deductible is $183.00.

Part A Co-payments: The 2018 Part A deductible covers the first 60 days of a Medicare-covered hospital stay. Then you pay $335 a day for days 61 through 90. After the 90th day, your co-pay for lifetime reserve days is $670.00 a day.


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There are only 10 Standardized Medicare Supplement plans “A” through “N” to choose from.

The standard chart was changed on June 1, 2010. The new chart for 2018 has been posted on this website.

All of these plans are the same with every insurance company offering the plan.

Not all plans are offered by every insurance company...

The one you select can make a difference on how much your "out of pocket expenses" will be...

We help you make a wise choice...

Most of the time we recommend Medicare Supplement plan F or Medicare Supplement plan G highlighted in the chart below in yellow. But the choice is entirely up to you...

There are 10 standardized Medicare Supplement plans “A” through “N”.
The benefits of each plan are different, with the exception that all plans are required to cover the “Basic Benefits” which are identified below. Medicare standardized the plans in 1990 to limit the consumer’s confusion when comparing coverage offered by different insurance companies. With standardization, the consumer can easily compare the benefits and the cost between the different insurance companies offering the plans. The words "Medicare supplement" and MediGap plans are interchangeable and mean exactly the same thing. The descriptions of benefits of each of these plans are in the table below.

How to read the chart: If a check mark appears in the column, this means that the MediGap policy covers that benefit up to 100% of the Medicare-approved amount. If a column lists a percentage, this means the MediGap policy covers that benefit at that percentage rate of the Medicare-approved amount. If no percentage appears or if the column is blank, this means the MediGap policy doesn't cover that benefit. Note: The coverage of coinsurance only begins after you have paid the deductible on plans K & L. This does not apply to the Medicare Part B excess charges in Plan G.

 

2019 Medicare Supplement Plan Comparison.

Choose a letter to see the plan summary.

A B C D F G K L M N

 

 

                 
Modernized Medicare Supplement Benefit Information beginning 06/01/2010 and updated for 2018
A
B
C
D
F
F*
G
K
L
M N
Medicare Part A Coinsurance and Hospital Benefits
check
check
check check
Medicare Part A Deductible

-

50%

75%

50% check
Medicare Part B Coinsurance or Co-payment
check
check
check
check
check
check
50%
75%
check Copay**
Medicare Part B Deductible
-
-
check
-
check
 

-

-

-

-

Medicare Part B Excess Charges
-
-
-
-
check 
check 

-

-

-

-

Blood (First Three Pints)
check
check
check
check
check
check
50%
75%
check

check

Foreign Travel Emergency (Up to Plan Limits)***
-
-
check
check

-

-

Hospice Care Coinsurance or Co-payment
check
check
check
check
check
check
50%
75%

check

check

Preventive Care Coinsurance
check
check

check

check

Skilled Nursing Coinsurance
-
-
50%
75%

Out-of-Pocket Limit           $2240*   $5,240**** $2,620****    
*2018 High Deductible Plan F pays NO Benefits until a $2240 deductible is met.

*Medicare Supplement Plan F also has a high deductible option. We don't recommend the high deductible plan F in most cases. If you select the high deductible plan F you have to pay the first $2,240 (deductible in 2018) in MediGap-covered costs before the MediGap policy pays anything.

*In some areas some companies will offer a Select Plan C & Select Plan F. The plans are the same as Plan C & Plan F except they will have network hospitals to use. Select Plan C & Select Plan F will have lower premiums.

**Plan N pays Part B coinsurance or co-payment except for an insured copay of up to $20 for each doctor's office visit and up to $50 for each emergency room visit ( emergency room copay waived if admitted as an inpatient).

***You must also pay a separate deductible for foreign travel emergency care ($250 per year). The plan pays 80% after the $250 deductible up to the plans lifetime limit of $ 50,000

**** On plans K & L Only. After you meet your out-of-pocket yearly limit of $5240 on plan K and $2620 on plan L and your $183 yearly Part B deductible, the plan pays 100% of covered services for the rest of the calendar year. We don't recommend these plans for most people.

 
2018 Basic Benefits
•Hospitalization Coinsurance for days 61-90 is ($335 per day) and days 91 and after while using lifetime reserve days is ($670 per day)
• Payment in full for 365 additional hospital days
• 20% coinsurance for physician and other Medicare Part B services
 

Medicare Part A Hospital Deductible
• The 2018 deductible is $1340
 

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Coinsurance
• $167.50 a day for days 21-100 in a Skilled Nursing Facility in 2018

Medicare Part B Yearly Deductible
• The 2018 deductible is $183.00

Medicare Part B Excess Charges
• Difference between doctor's charge and Medicare's approved amount
• Up to 15% above the Medicare approved charge which is the doctor’s maximum charge

Foreign Travel Emergency
• Pays 80% of the cost of emergency care during the first two months of each trip after you pay a $250 deductible
• Lifetime maximum of $50,000


Publications:

Medicare at a Glance

Medicare & You

Choosing A MediGap Policy

Medicare's Guide to Preventive Services

Your Guide to What Medicare Part A & B Covers


 

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