| Effective: December 1, 2013 | |
| 22.55ar9 - Medicare Cost Sharing Amounts (Archive) | Archived: December 1, 2014 | 
This section lists Medicare cost sharing amounts.
The following charts provide the Medicare Part A cost sharing amounts.
| Premium - Medicare Part A (paid monthly) | ||
| Year | People with 30-39 quarters of Medicare-covered employment | People with less than 30 quarters of Medicare-covered employment | 
| 2014 | $234 | $426 | 
| 2013 | $243 | $441 | 
| 2012 | $248 | $451 | 
| Note: Not all Medicare recipients have to pay a premium for Part A coverage. | ||
| Deductible - Medicare Part A (per benefit period for hospital stays that are 60 days or less) | |
| Year | Deductible Amount | 
| 2014 | $1,216 | 
| 2013 | $1,184 | 
| 2012 | $1,156 | 
| Skilled Nursing Facility Coinsurance - Medicare Part A (per benefit period) | ||
| Year | Days 1 - 20  | Days 21 - 100  | 
| 2014 | $0 | $152.00 | 
| 2013 | $0 | $148.00 | 
| 2012 | $0 | $144.50 | 
| 2011 | $0 | $141.50 | 
Medicare Part B amounts vary by enrollee. The amount of the Part B premium depends upon when the enrollee first became eligible for Medicare Part B, the enrolleeās income and tax filing status. Send a SVES query to determine the amount of the Part B premium for which an enrollee is responsible.
Medicare Part B - Other Cost Sharing Amounts
The following chart provides the Medicare Part B deductible amounts for each year.
| Deductible - Medicare Part B | |
| Year | Annual Deductible | 
| 2014 | $147 | 
| 2013 | $147 | 
| 2012 | $140 | 
The following chart provides the Medicare Part D cost sharing amounts for enrollees for 2014 based on whether or not a client is receiving Extra Help.
| 2014 | |||||
| 
 | Premium Cost* | Annual Deductible | Co-Insurance Cost | Coverage Gap Costs | Copayments | 
| Standard Benefit | Varies by plan | $310 | 25% of drug costs between $310.01 and $2,850 Cap of $6,455.00 | 52.5% discount on Brand name drugs; 28% discount on generic drugs between $2,850.01 and $6,455.00 | $2.55 generic drugs; $6.35 brand name drugs | 
| Extra Help - | $0** | $0 | None | None | $1.20 generic drugs; $3.60 brand name drugs*** | 
| Extra Help - | Sliding scale premiums | $63 | 15% | None | $2.55 generic drugs; $6.35 brand name drugs | 
| *Note: To find a Part D premium amount for a specific plan, see the Medicare web site. To find the amount of a Part D premium for which a client may be responsible, see 2014 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense. **Note: If enrolled in benchmark plan. If not, Extra Help pays the standard premium amount and the Medicare recipient pays premium costs in excess of the standard. ***Note: MA enrollees who reside in a medical institution, nursing facility or ICF/DD whose costs are paid by MA, or who receive Home and Community Based Services are exempt from copayments. | |||||
Note: Beneficiaries who have higher incomes and exceed the same thresholds that apply to the Part B premium will pay a monthly Part D income-related adjustment amount. The beneficiary will pay the monthly premium to the Plan and then pay the income-related adjustment to Medicare.
Minnesota 2014 Benchmark Amount: $32.23.
The following chart provides the Medicare Part D cost sharing amounts for enrollees for 2013 based on whether or not a client is receiving Extra Help.
| 2013 | |||||
| 
 | Premium Cost* | Annual Deductible | Co-Insurance Cost | Coverage Gap Costs | Copayments | 
| Standard Benefit | Varies by plan | $325 | 25% of drug costs between $325.01 and $2,970 Cap of $6,733.75 | 52.5% discount on Brand name drugs; 21% discount on generic drugs between $2,970.01 and $6,733.75 | $2.65 generic drugs; $6.60 brand name drugs | 
| Extra Help - | $0** | $0 | None | None | $1.15 generic drugs; $3.50 brand name drugs*** | 
| Extra Help - | Sliding scale premiums | $66 | 15% | None | $2.65 generic drugs; $6.60 brand name drugs | 
| *Note: To find a Part D premium amount for a specific plan, see the Medicare web site. To find the amount of a Part D premium for which a client may be responsible, see 2013 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense. **Note: If enrolled in benchmark plan. If not, Extra Help pays the standard premium amount and the Medicare recipient pays premium costs in excess of the standard. ***Note: MA enrollees who reside in a medical institution, nursing facility or ICF/DD whose costs are paid by MA, or who receive Home and Community Based Services are exempt from copayments. | |||||
Note: Beneficiaries who have higher incomes and exceed the same thresholds that apply to the Part B premium will pay a monthly Part D income-related adjustment amount. The beneficiary will pay the monthly premium to the Plan and then pay the income-related adjustment to Medicare.
Minnesota 2013 Benchmark Amount: $34.61.