Medicare program; monthly actuarial rates and monthly premium rate--HHS. General notice

This notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 or over) and disabled (under age 65) enrollees in the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program for calendar year 1984. It also announces the monthly SMI premium rate to be paid by all enrollees during calendar year 1964. The premium rate in this notice is calculated under the provisions of sections 1839(a)(3) and 1839(e) of the Social Security Act as revised by section 606 of Pub. L. 98--21, the Social Security Amendments of 1983. Section 1939(e) of the Act temporarily holds the SMI premium at a constant percentage of the monthly actuarial rate for aged beneficiaries, while section 1839(a)(3), as modified by Pub. L. 98--21, provides that the rates apply on a calendar year basis.