by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA
CMS has released the Medicare and Medicaid numbers for 2017. They are as follows:
Medicaid
Medicare
Part A
Part A Premium (for voluntary enrollees only)
Part B
Medicare Part B – Single or Married and Filing Joint Return
Part B Income-Related Premium[19]
Beneficiaries who file an individual tax return with income:
|
Beneficiaries who file a joint tax return with income: | Income-related monthly adjustment amount | Total monthly premium amount
|
Less than or equal to $85,000
|
Less than or equal
to $170,000 |
$0.00 | $134.00 |
Greater than
$85,000 and less than or equal to $107,000
|
Greater than $170,000 and less than or equal to $214,000 | $53.50 | $187.50 |
Greater than $107,000 and less than or equal to $160,000
|
Greater than $214,000 and less than or equal to $320,000 | $133.90 | $257.90 |
Greater than $160,000 and less than or equal to $214,000
|
Greater than $320,000 and less than or equal to $428,000 | $214.30 | $348.30 |
Greater than $214,000 | Greater than $428,000 | $294.60 | $428.50 |
In addition, the monthly premium rates to be paid by beneficiaries who are married, but file a separate return from their spouse and lived with their spouse at some time during the taxable year are:
Beneficiaries who are married but file a separate tax return from their spouse:
|
Income-related monthly adjustment amount | Total monthly premium amount |
Less than or equal to
$85,000
|
$0.00 | $134.00 |
Greater than $85,000 and
less than or equal to $129,000
|
$214.30 | $348.30 |
Greater than $129,000 | $294.60 | $428.60 |
Standard Part D Cost-Sharing for 2017[20]
(Brand name drugs: 50% + 10% plan “subsidy,” Generic drug: 49% subsidy)
[1] 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(v); 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[2] 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[3] 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[4] 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[5] 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[6] 82 Fed. Reg. 8832 (Jan. 31, 2017).
[7] 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[8] 82 Fed. Reg. 8832 (Jan. 31, 2017).
[9] 20 CFR § 416.1205(c).
[10] 42 U.S.C. §1396p(f); 2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[11] 81 Fed. Reg. 80062 (Nov 15, 2016).
[12] 81 Fed. Reg. 80062 (Nov 15, 2016).
[13] 81 Fed. Reg. 80062 (Nov 15, 2016).
[14] 81 Fed. Reg. 80062 (Nov 15, 2016).
[15] 81 Fed. Reg. 80072 (Nov 15, 2016).
[16] 81 Fed. Reg. 80071 (Nov 15, 2016).
[17] 81 Fed. Reg. 80063 (Nov 15, 2016).
[18] 81 Fed. Reg. 80063 (Nov 15, 2016).
[19] 81 Fed. Reg. 80066 (Nov 15, 2016).
[20] http://www.medicareadvocacy.org.
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Medicaid
Medicare
Part A
Part A Premium (for voluntary enrollees only)
Part B
Medicare Part B – Single or Married and Filing Separate Return
Part B Income-Related Premium[17]
Beneficiaries who file an individual tax return with income: | Beneficiaries who file a joint tax return with income: | Income-related monthly adjustment amount | Total monthly premium amount |
Less than or equal to $85,000 | Less than or equalto $170,000 | $0.00 | $104.90 |
Greater than $85,000 and less than or equal to $107,000 | Greater than $170,000 and less than or equal to $214,000 | $42.00 | $146.90 |
Greater than $107,000 and less than or equal to $160,000 | Greater than $214,000 and less than or equal to $320,000 | $104.90 | $209.80 |
Greater than $160,000 and less than or equal to $214,000 | Greater than $320,000 and less than or equal to $428,000 | $167.80 | $272.70 |
Greater than $214,000 | Greater than $428,000 | $230.80 | $335.70 |
In addition, the monthly premium rates to be paid by beneficiaries who are married, but file a separate return from their spouse and lived with their spouse at some time during the taxable year are:
Beneficiaries who are married but file a separate tax return from their spouse: | Income-related monthly adjustment amount | Total monthly premium amount |
Less than or equal to $85,000 | $0.00 | $104.90 |
Greater than $85,000 and less than or equal to $129,000 | $167.80 | $272.70 |
Greater than $129,000 | $230.80 | $335.70 |
Standard Part D Cost-Sharing for 2013[18]
[1] 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(v); 2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[2] 2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[3] 2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[4] 2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[5] 79 Fed. Reg. 3593 (Jan. 22, 2014).
[6] 79 Fed. Reg. 3593 (Jan. 22, 2014).
[7] 20 CFR § 416.1205(c).
[8] 42 U.S.C. §1396p(f); 2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards, www.medicaid.gov.
[9]Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[10] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[11] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[12] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[13] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[14] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[15] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[16] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[17] Medicare 2014 & 2015 Costs at a Glance, www.medicare.gov.
[18] http://www.medicareadvocacy.org.
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