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Table 3.1: Medicare Cost-Sharing
Part A: Hospital Expenditures Part B: Physician Expenditures
Per day copayment
SNF
Per day copayment
Year Deductible Days 61-90 Days 91-150* Deductible Coinsurance Days 21-100
2000 $776 $194 $388 $100 20% $97
2005 $912 $228 $456 $110 20% $114
*Medicare only pays for part A hosptializations in excess of 90 days through the drawdown of lifetime reserve days, of
which beneficiaries have 60 over their lifetime.