Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska mailed annual
notice letters the last week of November to all our Medicare Supplement
members.
Annual notice
letters: These letters include 2022 cost shares from the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The cost shares take effect on January 1,
2022.
You can find links to the annual notice letters we mailed to
your customers on our Medicare
Supplement resource page for producers.
Changes to cost
shares from 2021 to 2022
The cost shares impact Medicare Part A and Part B, also
known as Original Medicare.
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
|
Part A inpatient hospital deductible
|
$1,484
|
$1,556
|
|
Part A hospital
copay, days 61-90
|
$371
|
$389
|
|
Part A hospital copay, days 91 and after
|
$742
|
$778
|
|
Part A skilled
nursing facility copay, days 21-100
|
$185.50
|
$194.50
|
|
Part B annual deductible
|
$203
|
$233
|
|
High Deductible Plan
F calendar-year deductible
|
$2,370
|
$2,490
|
|
High Deductible Plan
G calendar-year deductible
|
$2,370
|
$2490
|
A reminder that the
renewal date for Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska Medicare
Supplement plans changed. We’ll mail 2022 rate information to customers in
February 2022. These letters will also post on our Medicare
Supplement resource page for producers.