Medicare Part B Premiums

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

Summary:

Provides overview of Medicare Part B premiums paid by beneficiaries, including information on Part B eligibility and enrollment; late enrollment penalties; collection of premiums; determination of annual premium amounts; premiums for high-income enrollees; premium assistance for low-income enrollees; protections for social security recipients from rising Part B premiums; and historical Medicare Part B premium trends. Summarizes various premium-related issues that may be of interest to Congress. Includes tables and graphs

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-0082 in the 2013 issue

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-DSP-0153

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license