Medicare Supplement News
Published December 9, 2019
Premera Blue Cross mailed annual notice letters during the last week of November to all our Medicare Supplement members.
These letters included 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 mailed 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 |
2020 rates
Letters with 2020 rate information will mail to customers in February 2020. These letters also will post on our Medicare Supplement page for producers.