Now imagine that the cost of the treatment is lower, resulting in a lower increase in Medicare contribution rate.
Would you prefer that Medicare covers this treatment with an increase in the Medicare contribution rate to 1.47%, or that the contribution rate remains at the current level of 1.45%, and Medicare does not cover the treatment?
For your reference, the contribution increase means that a worker earning $50,000 annually would have $735 per year deducted for Medicare contributions, instead of $725 per year.
Please select one of the following options: