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1993.
11.02 :  Increase in Medicare Part A Deductible

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Contact:  Bob Hardy
Tuesday, November 2, 1993 
(202) 690-6145

     A notice published by the Health Care Financing
Administration in today's Federal Register announces that
Medicare beneficiaries admitted to hospitals in 1994 will be
responsible for a $696 Part A deductible, which is their sole
expense for up to 60 days of inpatient hospital care in a benefit
period.  This is an increase from the 1993 Part A deductible of
$676.
     A benefit period expires when a patient has not received
inpatient care from a hospital or skilled nursing facility for 60
days.  If readmitted to a hospital in a new benefit period, the
beneficiary would again be responsible for the $696 deductible.
     HCFA also published 1994 coinsurance rates for extended
hospital stays and skilled nursing facility care.  For
hospitalizations of more than 60 days, beneficiaries will be
responsible for a coinsurance payment of $174 per day from the
61st through the 90th day.
     After 90 days, a beneficiary is entitled to Medicare
coverage of up to 60 "reserve days" that can be used only once in
a lifetime.  The 1994 coinsurance rate for reserve days is set at
$348 per day.
     When a beneficiary needs therapeutic care in a skilled
nursing facility after at least three consecutive days of
inpatient hospital care, Medicare pays 100 percent of covered
expenses for the first 20 days.  A coinsurance payment of $87 a
day will be required for the 21st through the 100th day.