{"abstract":"This notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 and over) and disabled (under age 65) beneficiaries enrolled in Part B of the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program beginning January 1, 2016. In addition, this notice announces the monthly premium for aged and disabled beneficiaries, the deductible for 2016, the income-related monthly adjustment amounts to be paid by beneficiaries with modified adjusted gross income above certain threshold amounts, and the transfer amount equal to the reduction in premiums payable as a result of amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The monthly actuarial rates for 2016 are $237.60 for aged enrollees and $282.60 for disabled enrollees. The standard monthly Part B premium rate for all enrollees for 2016 is $121.80, which is equal to 50 percent of the monthly actuarial rate for aged enrollees (or approximately 25 percent of the expected average total cost of Part B coverage for aged enrollees) plus $3.00. (The 2015 standard premium rate was $104.90.) The Part B deductible for 2016 is $166.00 for all Part B beneficiaries. If a beneficiary has to pay an income-related monthly adjustment, they will have to pay a total monthly premium of about 35, 50, 65, or 80 percent of the total cost of Part B coverage plus $4.20, $6.00, $7.80, or $9.60. Section 1844(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 601(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, provides for a transfer from the general fund to the Part B account of the SMI Trust Fund. This transfer of $7,440,648,000 consists of $5,237,880,000 in reduced premium revenue for enrollees age 65 and older, and $2,202,768,000 in reduced premium revenue for enrollees under age 65.","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/2015/11/16/2015-29181.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"80 FR 70811","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: January 1, 2016.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CMS-8061-N"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2015-29181","effective_on":"2016-01-01","end_page":70820,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2015/11/16/2015-29181.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/16/2015-29181/medicare-program-medicare-part-b-monthly-actuarial-rates-premium-rate-and-annual-deductible","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2015-29181?publication_date=2015-11-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2015-11-16/2015-29181/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":4222,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 14:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-11-16/pdf/2015-29181.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-29181.pdf?1447190132","publication_date":"2015-11-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2015/11/16/2015-29181.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0938-AS38":{"issue":"201510","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0938-AS38/cy-2016-part-b-monthly-actuarial-rates-monthly-premium-rates-and-annual-deductible-cms-8061-n-","title":"CY 2016 Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Monthly Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible (CMS-8061-N)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201510&RIN=0938-AS38&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0938-AS38"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=CMS_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"CMS_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted CMS Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2015-12-06T06:00:18Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":70811,"subtype":null,"title":"Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2016","toc_doc":"Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 2016","toc_subject":"Medicare Programs","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":80}