>>> A typo error, correct? <<<

>>> Since this book is for 2010, shouldn't it read; "In 2010, you pay the first $135..........." <<<

>>> That's why you have a Medigap Policy or Medicare Advantage Polcy. <<<

>>>>>That's why you have a Medigap Policy or Medicare Advantage Polcy. Those pay for what Medicare doesn't pay for.<<<<<

To me, anyway, Medigap, and the Advantage policy are "extra" expense. "Original" Medicare is sufficient for my needs since I only need medical expense for Audiology visit only once, and very rarely, twice a year, paying about 15 dollars per visit "after" Medicare pays the 80 per cent. My other "medical" expenses are under the Department of Veterans Affairs, where I pay NOTHING, except for an eight dollar co-pay for each 30-day prescription medication. So, as I mentioned earlier, Original Medicare is enough for me.
Incidentally, I don't know why it says in the 2010 Handbook, "In 2009, *you* pay $135 per year....", INSTEAD of saying "In 2010 *you* may pay $135 per year..." which makes more sense to me, since I have already paid my $135 deductible.Larry T.aka l123t456.

Larry >>>> I don't know why it says in the 2010 Handbook, "In 2009, *you* pay $135 per year....", INSTEAD of saying "In 2010 *you* may pay $135 per year <<<<

>>> Like most explanatory letters from government agencies (or any big corporation) the language is purposely generalized in an attempt to cover everyone and every instance.  <<<<

It appears that because they didn't have the 2010 information yet, they simply repeated the 2009 pages exactly.   At the very top of that section, it says:  At the time of printing, not all of the premiums and other amounts you pay for 2010 were available.

>>> Is the part B deductible going to go up? <<<