CMS announces increase in premiums
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:40 AM CST, Mon November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON – The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $170.10 for 2022, an increase of $21.60 from $148.50 in 2021.
The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $233 in 2022, an increase of $30 from the $203 in 2021.
The increases are due to:
- Rising prices and utilization across the health care system that drive higher premiums year-over-year alongside anticipated increases in the intensity of care provided.
- Congressional action to significantly lower the increase in the 2021 Medicare Part B premium, which resulted in the $3.00 per beneficiary per month increase in the Medicare Part B premium (that would have ended in 2021) being continued through 2025.
- Additional contingency reserves due to the uncertainty regarding the potential use of the Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, by people with Medicare.
The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay if admitted to the hospital will be $1,556 in 2022, an increase of $72 from $1,484 in 2021.
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