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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a style="CURSOR: hand" title="Click on the link to expand or collapse this section" onclick="showHideDiv('PremiumAmounts_id','PremiumAmounts_imgId')" href="javascript:void(0)">Medicare Premium Amounts for 2010</a></h2>
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<p>Part A: (Hospital Insurance) Premium</p>
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<li>Most people get Part A automatically when they turn age 65. They don&#8217;t have to pay a monthly payment called a premium for Part A because they or a spouse paid Medicare taxes while they were working.</li>
<li>You pay up to $461.00 each month if you don’t get premium-free.</li>
<li>The Part A premium is $254.00 for those individuals having 30-39 quarters of Medicare covered employment.</li>
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<p>Part B: (Medical Insurance) Premium<br />
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<li>Most Medicare beneficiaries will continue to pay the same $96.40 Part B premium amount in 2010. Beneficiaries who currently have the Social Security Administration (SSA) withhold their Part B premium and have incomes of $85,000 or less (or $170,000 or less for joint filers) will not have an increase in their Part B premium for 2010.</li>
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<p>For all others, the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $110.50 in 2010, which is a 15% increase over the 2009 premium. The Medicare Part B premium is increasing in 2010 due to possible increases in Part B costs. Some people will pay a higher premium based on their modified adjusted gross income. <a title="Click here to view Medicare Part B premium chart - opens in a new window" onclick="MCGSharedJS_OpenNewWindow('/MPPF/Include/DataSection/MedigapDetails/PartBMessage.asp', '_blank', 'left=0,top=0,height=700,width=950,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1');return false;" href="http://www.medicarecard.com/medicarecardblog/">Learn More</a></div>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You automatically qualify for Extra Help if you have Medicare and meet one of these conditions:<br />
You have full Medicaid coverage.<br />
You get help from your state Medicaid program paying your<br />
Part B premiums (belong to a Medicare Savings Program).<br />
You get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.<br />
Medicare will mail you a purple letter to let you know you automatically qualify for Extra Help. You don’t need to apply for Extra Help if you get this letter.<br />
Keep the letter for your records.<br />
If you aren’t already in a plan, you must join a Medicare drug plan to get this Extra Help.<br />
If you don’t join a drug plan, Medicare may enroll you in one.<br />
If Medicare enrolls you in a plan, Medicare will send you a yellow or green letter letting you know when your coverage begins.<br />
Different plans cover different drugs. Check to see if the plan you are enrolled in covers the drugs you use and if you can go to the pharmacies you want. Compare with other plans in your area.<br />
If you’re getting Extra Help, you can switch to another Medicare drug plan anytime. Your coverage will be effective the first day of the next month.<br />
In most cases, you will pay only a small amount for each covered prescription.<br />
If you have Medicaid, Medicare will provide you with prescription drug coverage instead of Medicaid. Medicaid may still cover some drugs that Medicare prescription drug coverage doesn’t cover. Medicaid may still cover other care that Medicare doesn’t cover.<br />
If you have Medicaid and live in certain institutions (like a nursing home), you pay nothing for your covered prescription drugs.<br />
If you qualify, your drug costs in 2010 will be no more than $2.50 for each generic drug and $6.30 for each brand‑name drug. Look on the Extra Help letters you get, or contact your plan to find out your exact costs.</p>
<p>Refer to this link for additional help:<a href="http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf"> http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf</a></p>
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