Year 2007 Rate and Cost of Living Increases

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Rate and Cost Increases Effective 1/1/2007.

2007 Medicare Rate Increases:

MEDICARE PART A:

Hospital Deductible:

$992 (up from $952)

Coinsurance per day:

Days 61-90: $248 (up from $238)
Days 91-150: $496 (up from $476)

60 lifetime reserve days Medicare pays 100%

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Coinsurance:

$124 per day for days 21-100

MEDICARE PART B:

Premium per month:

$93.50 (up from $88.50)

Deductible per year:

$131 (up from $124)

See Medicare website: www.medicare.gov

2007 Medi-Cal Resources Rate Increases:

Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA):

$101,640 (up from $99,540 in 2006)

Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA):

$2,541 (up from $2,489 in 2006)

Average Private Pay Rate (APPR):

$5,101

2007 Social Security Rate Increases:

Cost of Living Increase (COLA):

3.3%

See Social Security Administration website: www.ssa.gov

2007 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) &State Supplemental Program Rates (SSP):

Aged or Disabled:**
Single: $856 Couple: $1,502
Blind:**
Single: $921 Couple: $1,729 Board & Care Maximum:

$1,035 (of which $119 is the personal and incidental needs allowance)

**Rates noted are for independent living only. Rates are lower for household of another with in-kind room and board, and higher for independent living without cooking facilities.