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There was a thread on Linked In about F vs G, where some believe the Part B deductible (the main difference between the plans) could just jump in cost.
So, for all my fellow agents on the forum, here is how the Part B deductible is calculated every year:
Prior to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173), the Part B deductible was set in statute. After setting the 2005 deductible amount at $110, section 629 of the MMA (amending section 1833(b) of the Act) requires that the Part B deductible be indexed beginning in 2006. The inflation factor to be used each year is the annual percentage increase in the Part B actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Specifically, the 2014 Part B deductible is calculated by multiplying the 2013 deductible by the ratio of the 2014 aged actuarial rate to the 2013 aged actuarial rate. The amount determined under this formula is then rounded to the nearest $1.
From the Federal Register
So, for all my fellow agents on the forum, here is how the Part B deductible is calculated every year:
Prior to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173), the Part B deductible was set in statute. After setting the 2005 deductible amount at $110, section 629 of the MMA (amending section 1833(b) of the Act) requires that the Part B deductible be indexed beginning in 2006. The inflation factor to be used each year is the annual percentage increase in the Part B actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Specifically, the 2014 Part B deductible is calculated by multiplying the 2013 deductible by the ratio of the 2014 aged actuarial rate to the 2013 aged actuarial rate. The amount determined under this formula is then rounded to the nearest $1.
From the Federal Register