10.5.3: Part A Deductible
Index the deductible for Part A to an average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Medical CPI. Other Information:
Changes co-payments. Medicare Part A, which covers hospitalization, has a deductible. During the transition, the deductible
is indexed annually to an average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Medical CPI. A co-payment of 10 percent is added
for the total cost of each home health care episode (defined as 60 days of service). Today, there is no such co-payment in
spite of heavy utilization of this costly benefit.
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