Medicare Supplement News
Published December 9, 2019
Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska mailed two letters during the last week of November to all our Medicare Supplement members.
Rate letters: These letters include information about rate changes that start January 1, 2020.
- Our Medicare Supplement rates went up on average 4.3% for 2020.
- There is no rate increase for high deductible plans F, G, or J.
- Rates increased 4.5% for 2010 Standard F and 5.8% for all other plans.
Annual notice letters: These letters include 2020 cost shares from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The cost shares take effect on January 1, 2020.
You’ll find links to the annual notices and rate change letters we sent to customers on our Medicare Supplement resource page for producers. The letters will post the third week of December.
Changes to cost shares from 2019 to 2020
The cost shares impact Medicare Part A and Part B, also known as Original Medicare.
| |
2019 |
2020 |
| Part A inpatient hospital deductible |
$1,364 |
$1,408 |
| Part A hospital copay, days 61-90 |
$341 |
$352 |
| Part A hospital copay, days 91 and after |
$682 |
$704 |
| Part A skilled nursing facility copay, days 21-100 |
$170.50 |
$176 |
| Part B annual deductible |
$185 |
$198 |
| High Deductible Plan F calendar-year deductible |
$2,300 |
$2,340 |