Medicare Amounts

by Mike Gamble

– 2010 Deductibles / Co-Pays –


Part B: Monthly Premium
(*See Note below)
$96.40*

Part B: Deductible $155.00

Part A: Hospital Deductible
(per Benefit Period)
$1,100.00

Part A: Hospital Coinsurance,
per day (days 61-90)
$275.00

Part A: Hospital Coinsurance,
per day (days 91-150)
$550.00

Part A: Skilled Nursing Facility
Coinsurance, per day (days 21-100)
$137.50

Note: Your Part B premium will be based on your modified adjusted gross income. Most people will pay the amount shown in the chart above. But, if you filed an individual tax return for 2008 and your modified adjusted gross income was more than $85,000, your Part B premium for 2010 is shown in the table below. If you filed a joint tax return for 2008 and your modified adjusted gross income was more than $170,000, your Part B premium for 2010 is similarly shown in the table below. The Social Security Administration will compute your premium for you. However, we recommend that you double-check their computation against your 2008 tax return.

2010 Part B Monthly Premium
If your 2008 income was …
Individual Tax Return Joint Tax Return You Pay
$85,000 or less $170,000 or less $110.50*
$85,001 – $107,000 $170,001 – $214,000 $154.70*
$107,001 – $160,000 $214,001 – $320,000 $221.00*
$160,001 – $214,000 $320,001 – $428,000 $287.30*
Above $214,000 Above $428,000 $353.60*

*If you don’t have to pay a late-enrollment penalty.