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Medicare Broker News • Vol. 2 No. 10 • 2020
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Plan Highlights
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As you continue meeting with your clients and prospects, we hope that you are considering our high-quality Medicare Advantage products.
Our competitive plan benefits include:
*Not available in all regions
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2021 Medicare Part A & B Deductible And Co-pays Costs Released:
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CMS released the 2021 Medicare Parts A&B costs as well as IRMAA. (see email dated 11/9/20)
Highlights:
- The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $148.50 in 2021
- An increase of $3.90 from $144.60 in 2020
- The annual deductible for Medicare Part B beneficiaries is $203 in 2021
- An increase of $5 from $198 in 2020
- The Medicare Part A inpatient deductible that beneficiaries will pay when admitted to the hospital is $1,484 in 2021
- An increase of $76 from $1,408 in 2020
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2021 Part D Income-Related Monthly Premium Adjustment (IRMAA) Rates
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CMS released the 2021 Part D regional low-income premium subsidy amounts. The CMS memo includes a table for the 2021 Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts to be paid by beneficiaries who file individual tax returns (including those who are single, heads of households, qualifying widows or widowers with dependent children, or married individuals filing separately who lived apart from their spouses for the entire taxable year), or who file joint tax returns.
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Stand-alone Dental Website
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If you have Medicare Supplement clients that are interested in the stand-alone dental plans, the website below includes plans available for self-enrollment.
When the URL opens the only choice is “Dental Coverage”. There is also a question about whether the person has a Medicare Advantage Plan. If they answer yes, they will be taken to the OSB Dental webpages as appropriate for the MA plans.
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Medicare Supplement Plan 2021 Rates:
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New York State Department of Finance has postponed rate submission reviews for Medicare Supplement Plans until after 3/1/2021. The postponement is due to a drastic decrease in claims paid during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This means there will be no rate change starting 1/1/2021. If we do decide to change 2021 rates after 3/1/2021, we will send the Annual Rate Notice (ARN) to Employer Groups and Individual Plan members at least 30 days before any rate change takes effect.
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National BlueCard Visitor/Traveler Program With Our PPO Plans
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As of 1/1/2021, three more states have been added to the National BlueCard Program: Arkansas, North Dakota and Vermont. The BlueCard Visitor/Traveler program gives our members extensive in-network access to doctors and hospitals linking health care providers and Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans in 43 states and one territory (Puerto Rico).*
In-network providers can submit inpatient, outpatient, and doctor claims for out of state members to their local Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan. This enables our members to take advantage of our nationwide provider network, discounts and claim filing agreements that other Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have negotiated with contracting hospitals and doctors in their area. Please note that in some states the network is only available in portions of the state.
To find an in-network provider, visit provider.bcbs.com or call 1-800- 810-Blue (2583).
* 2021 MA PPO BlueCard network effective 1/1/2021
A 2020 to 2021 Blue Card County Comparison is available below.
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We’re Here to Help
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your Account Executive or the Broker Service Consultants. Please rest assured that we are available for you in the same way we always are, even in the event employees are required to work remotely.
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