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CMS sets Medicare Part A rates for 2007.


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 has set the Medicare Part A deductible and premiums for 2007. The Part A deductible will increase to $992, an increase of $40 from the $952 rate in 2006, according to according to
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 a CMS press release. Residents must pay a coinsurance A provision of an insurance policy that provides that the insurance company and the insured will apportion between them any loss covered by the policy according to a fixed percentage of the value for which the property, or the person, is insured.  charge on days 21-100 in a SNF SNF
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 Part A stay. The daily coinsurance for the 21st through 100th day in a SNF will be $124 in 2007, up from $119 in 2006, CMS stated. The Part A premium, which only about 1% of Medicare recipients pay, will increase to $410 per month in 2007.
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Title Annotation:INDUSTRY UPDATE
Publication:Contemporary Long Term Care
Date:Nov 1, 2006
Words:103
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