{"abstract":"This notice announces the Hospital Insurance premium for calendar year 2004 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance program (Part A) for the uninsured, not otherwise eligible aged (hereafter known as the \"uninsured aged\") and for certain disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement. The monthly Medicare Part A premium for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2004 for these individuals is $343. The reduced premium for certain other individuals as described in this notice is $189. Section 1818(d) of the Social Security Act specifies the method to be used to determine these amounts.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/10/24/03-26457.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 61002","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This notice is effective January 1, 2004.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CMS-8018-N"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-26457","effective_on":"2004-01-01","end_page":61004,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/10/24/03-26457.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/10/24/03-26457/medicare-program-part-a-premium-for-2004-for-the-uninsured-aged-and-for-certain-disabled-individuals","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-26457?publication_date=2003-10-24","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-10-24/03-26457/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":22,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 12:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-10-24/pdf/03-26457.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-10-24","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/10/24/03-26457.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0938-AM33":{"issue":"200310","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0938-AM33/part-a-premiums-for-calendar-year-2004-for-the-uninsured-aged-and-for-certain-disabled-individuals-w","title":"Part A Premiums for Calendar Year 2004 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement (CMS-8018-N)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200310&RIN=0938-AM33&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0938-AM33"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":61002,"subtype":null,"title":"Medicare Program; Part A Premium for 2004 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement","toc_doc":"Part A hospital insurance premium for uninsured aged and disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlements (2004 CY)","toc_subject":"Medicare:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}