2018 Medicare premiums based on 2016 tax returns
Without figures available, and in an effort to prepare, we can try to estimate increase based on prior increase from 2016 to 2017
Medicare Part A Price (Estimated based on prior increase)
Medicare Part A covers care in hospitals and usually short term assisted care in nursing homes or in your own home. The changes to premiums, deductibles and copayments are relatively modest. According to Medicare.gov:
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Part A premium – $413 to $415
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Hospital deductible – $1,316 to $1,342
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Hospital Stay Coinsurance – $329 to $335
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Skilled Nursing Facility Coinsurance – $164.5 to $168.5
Medicare Part B Price (Estimated based on prior increase)
Individual Tax Return |
Joint Tax Return |
Married & Separate Returns |
Monthly Cost (2017) |
Monthly Cost
|
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$85,000 or less |
$170,000 or less |
$85,000 or less |
$134.00 |
$148 |
above $85,000 up to $107,000 |
above $170,000 up to $214,000 |
Not applicable |
$187.50 |
$206 |
above $107,000 up to $160,000 |
above $214,000 up to $320,000 |
Not applicable |
$267.90 |
$295 |
above $160,000 up to $214,000 |
above $320,000 up to $428,000 |
above $85,000 and up to $129,000 |
$348.30 |
$383 |
above $214,000 |
above $428,000 |
above $129,000 |
$428.60 |
$471 |
*2018 is an estimate based on prior increase from 2016 to 2017