Medicare program; inpatient hospital deductible and coinsurance amounts for 1985--HHS. Notice

This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and coinsurance amounts for calendar year 1985 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program. The Medicare statute specifies the formula to be used to determine these amounts. The inpatient hospital deductible will be $400. The daily coinsurance amounts will be: (a) $100 for the 61st through 90th days of hospitalization; (b) $200 for lifetime reserve days; and (c) $50 for the 21st through the 100th days of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility. Each figure represents an increase of approximately 12 percent over the corresponding 1984 figure.