• Medicare Part A inpatient deductible for hospital admittance has increased from $1,632 (in 2024) to $1,676 (in 2025) for each benefit period.
• The Medicare Part A premium for people with 30+ (but less than 40) quarters of work history, has stayed level at $285/month (in 2024).
• The Medicare Part A premium for people with fewer than 30 quarters of work history, has stayed level at $518/month (in 2024).

PART A:  HOSPITALIZATION INPATIENT DEDUCTIBLE AND COINSURANCE

• Part A has a deductible that applies to each benefit period (rather than a calendar year deductible like Part B or private insurance plans) and is increasing from $1,632 (in 2024) to $1,676 (in 2025)*. *This increase applies to all enrollees, although many enrollees have Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance coverage that pays all or part of the Part A deductible.
• Days 1-60: $0 coinsurance for each benefit period.
• Days 61-90: $419 coinsurance per day of each benefit period.
• Days 91 and beyond: The coinsurance per each “lifetime reserve day” after day 90 for each benefit period is $838 coinsurance per day in 2024 (up from $816 per day in 2024). (up to 60 days over your lifetime)
• In 2024, the recipient will pay all costs beyond lifetime reserve days.

• Medicare only covers skilled nursing facility care if the patient had an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days before being transferred to a skilled nursing facility. There is a coinsurance payment that applies to days 21 through 100 in a skilled nursing facility, and for days 101 and beyond, all costs must be paid by the recipient.
• Days 1-20: $0 for each benefit period
• Days 21-100: $209.50 (up from $204 a day in 2024) coinsurance per day of each benefit period.
• Days 101 and beyond: all costs must be paid by the recipient