$0 for most people (because they or a spouse paid Medicare taxes long enough while working – generally at least 10 years). If you get Medicare earlier than age 65, you won’t pay a Part A premium. This is sometimes called “premium-free Part A.”

If you don’t qualify for premium-free Part A: You might be able to buy it. You’ll pay either $285 or $518 each month for Part A, depending on how long you or your spouse worked and paid Medicare taxes.

Remember:

• You also have to sign up for Part B to buy Part A. Learn more about how Medicare works.
• If you don’t buy Part A when you’re first eligible for Medicare (usually when you turn 65), you might pay a penalty. Find out more about how to avoid the Part A penalty.

$1,676 for each inpatient hospital benefit period, before Original Medicare starts to pay.

There’s no limit to the number of benefit periods you can have in a year. This means you may pay the deductible more than once in a year.

• Days 1-60: $0 after you pay your Part A deductible.
• Days 61-90: $419 each day.
• Days 91-150: $838 each day while using your 60 lifetime reserve days.
• After day 150: You pay all costs.

• Days 1-20: $0.
• Days 21-100: $209.50 each day.
• Days 101 and beyond: You pay all costs.

$0 for covered home health care services.

20% of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment (like wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment)

$0 for covered hospice care services.

You may also pay:

• A copayment of up to $5 for each prescription drug and other similar products for pain relief and symptom control while you’re at home.
• 5% of the Medicare-approved amount for inpatient respite care.

$185 each month (or higher depending on your income). The amount can change each year. You’ll pay the premium each month, even if you don’t get any Part B-covered services.

You might pay a monthly penalty if you don’t sign up for Part B when you’re first eligible for Medicare (usually when you turn 65). You’ll pay the penalty for as long as you have Part B. The penalty goes up the longer you wait to sign up. Find out how the Part B penalty works and how to avoid it.

Usually 20% of the cost for each Medicare-covered service or item after you’ve paid your deductible (and as long as your doctor or health care provider accepts the

• $0 for covered home health care services.
• 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment (like wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment).

• $0 for your yearly depression screening.
• 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for visits to your doctor or other health care provider to diagnose or treat your condition.
• If you get your services in a hospital outpatient clinic or hospital outpatient department, you may have to pay an additional amount to the hospital.

After you meet the Part B deductible:

• 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for each service you get from a doctor or certain other qualified mental health professional
• Coinsurance for each day of partial hospitalization services you get in a hospital outpatient setting or community mental health center

• Usually 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for doctor and other health care providers’ services.
• You’ll also pay a copayment to the hospital for each service you get in a hospital outpatient setting (except for certain preventive services). In most cases, your copayment won’t be more than the Part A hospital stay deductible amount.
  This additional hospital copayment means you may pay more for an outpatient service you get in a hospital than you’d pay if you got the same service in a doctor’s office.

Compare outpatient procedure costs under Original Medicare.