20 CFR 418.2105: What is the threshold?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 20—Employees' Benefits
- CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
- PART 418—MEDICARE SUBSIDIES
- Subpart C—Income-Related Monthly Adjustments to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Premiums
(a) The threshold is a level of modified adjusted gross income above which you will have to pay the income-related monthly adjustment amount.
(b) For calendar years 2011 through and including 2019, the modified adjusted gross income threshold is $85,000 for individuals with a Federal income tax filing status of single, married filing separately, head of household, and qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. The threshold is $170,000 for individuals with a Federal income tax filing status of married filing jointly.
(c) Starting at the end of calendar year 2019 and for each calendar year thereafter, CMS will set the threshold amounts for the following year. CMS will publish the threshold amounts annually in the Federal Register. Published threshold amounts will be effective January 1 of the next calendar year, and remain unchanged for the full calendar year.
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