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MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT

2013 MEDICARE PART B REIMBURSEMENTS

The County of Los Angeles reimburses members and/or their eligible dependents for their Medicare Part B premiums (standard rate only) on a tax-free basis, provided they meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Enrolled in the LACERA-administered Medicare Supplement Plan – Anthem Blue Cross Plan III or a LACERA-administered Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan (MA-PD) such as Cigna Medicare Select Plus Rx (available only in Arizona), Kaiser Senior Advantage, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, or SCAN.
  • Paying for their Medicare Part B premium themselves.
  • They are not being reimbursed for their Medicare Part B Premium by another agency, such as another employer or state.

For most Medicare enrollees, Medicare Part B 2013 premium rates (standard rates) are $104.90 for one party and $209.80 for two parties. Medicare enrollees who filed an individual (or married and filing separately) 2011 tax return showing a modified adjusted gross income greater than $85,000 (or $170,000 for a joint tax return) are responsible for a larger portion of the estimated total cost of Part B benefit coverage. Read more about Medicare Premium Amounts for Persons with Higher Income Levels.

On December 18, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved the 2012 Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursement Program for LACERA-administered Medicare Plan enrollees.

For members and eligible dependents who meet the eligibility requirements stated above, the following Medicare Part B Premium reimbursement rates (standard rates) are effective with the December 31, 2012 pay period for January 2013 coverage:

2013 L.A. County Medicare Part B Premium
Reimbursement Rates
2012 Part B Reimbursement 2013 Part B Reimbursement
If you are currently paying this
Part B premium:
You will be reimbursed this amount,
effective January 1, 2013:*

Single Party

  •   $99.90

$104.90

Two Party

  • $199.80

$209.80

*Eligibility requirements must be met.

12/19/12