Cost Sharing Rules for Medicare Dual-Eligibles Vary

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Disability Support The Medicare cost-sharing rules vary across the seven categories of dual-eligibility for Medicare and for Medicaid. The individual’s income and assets that define Medicaid eligibility result in differences in cost-sharing for Part C premiums to cover Basic Medicare Part A and B benefits and mandatory supplemental benefits; Part C premiums for optional supplemental benefits; and Medicare deductibles, co-insurance, and copayments. Other differences are due to the individual’s employment status or the state Medicaid plan. The seven types and the differences in cost-sharing were summarized in “Medicaid . . .