{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-418.3505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 418.3505","heading":"How would an increase, reduction or termination affect you?","body":"(a) An increase in your subsidy means that you would be able to pay a lower premium to participate in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. An increased subsidy may also result in a reduction in any deductible or copayments for which you are responsible.\n(b) A reduction in your subsidy means that you would have to begin to pay a premium or a higher premium to participate in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. You may also have to begin to pay a deductible and higher copayments or increase the amounts of these payments.\n(c) A termination means that you would no longer be eligible for a subsidy under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 418—MEDICARE SUBSIDIES","Subpart D—Medicare Part D Subsidies"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"ba9b3826c5089e51f6482526cc8524775e04577030f27676261c7b6cabaa2e85","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-418.3501","next":"us/20-cfr-418.3510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}