CMS Announces Medicare Premiums, Deductibles For 2010
By law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to
announce the Part A deductibles and Part B premium amounts, a notice that is published annually in the Federal
Register. Most Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase as a result of a "hold harmless"
provision in the current law. This allows for 73 percent of beneficiaries to be protected from an increase raising the
2010 Part B monthly premiums from $96.40 to $110.50. The Administration continues to urge Congressional action
that would protect all beneficiaries from higher Part B premiums and eliminate the inequity of a high premium for the
remaining 27 percent of beneficiaries. Read
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