Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
Monday, September 22, 2008
CMS: 2009 Part B Premium to Remain the Same
The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $96.40 in 2009, the same as the Part B premium for 2008, according to CMS. This is the first year since 2000 that there was no increase in the standard premium over the prior year. What happens after the elction is anybody’s guess!
