Practice Management Alert
Keep $147 Deductible for Part B Patients
Question: What will the 2015 Medicare deductible be?
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Answer: You won’t have a new number to memorize when checking on whether your Part B patients have met their deductibles, because CMS has announced that the 2015 deductible will remain at the 2014 levels, which is $147.00
“The Administration has taken important steps to improve the quality of care while keeping the cost of Medicare premiums and deductibles the same,” said CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in a statement. “This means even greater financial and health security for our seniors next year as their premiums will remain unchanged.”
The Part A deductible will increase by $44.00 next year, from the current amount of $1,216.00 to $1,260.00, CMS announced. “For beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities, the daily co-insurance for days 21 through 100 in a benefit period will be $157.50 in 2015, compared to $152.00 in 2014,” the agency said.
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