Q & A
Does the health law require higher-income Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their Medicare prescription drug coverage?
Answer: It does. Currently, Medicare beneficiaries who earn more than $85,000 ($170,000 for a couple) pay more for their Medicare Part B premiums, which cover physician and outpatient services. The health law brought that same sliding-scale approach to beneficiaries’ prescription drug coverage in Medicare Part D for those with incomes of more than $85,000 ($170,000 for a couple). Those income thresholds will be frozen through 2019.
Source: http://www.npr.org, October 12, 2013