Tag: 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. Medicare Part B Premiums/Deductibles The standard 2020 Medicare Part B premium will be increasing $9.10 per month, from $135.50 to $144.60.  The 2020 annual Part B deductible will be seeing […]

MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, will be changing the Medicare supplement marketplace starting in 2020. Brought on by fears that certain supplement plans were leading to over-utilization of the Medicare program, what we offer today and what will be available next year will be similar, but different in many ways. […]

In short, the answer is “no”, but it’s important to know why this topic keeps popping up.