All Medicare Advantage Plans must set an annual limit on your out-of-pocket costs, known as the maximum out-of-pocket (MOOP). This limit is high but it may protect you from excessive costs if you need a lot of care or expensive treatments. After reaching your MOOP, you will not owe cost-sharing for Part A or Part B covered services for the remainder of the year. Some plans may also apply the MOOP to supplemental benefits, such as vision, hearing, or dental.

The out-of-pocket costs that help you reach your MOOP include all cost-sharing (deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) for Part A and Part B covered services that you receive from in-network providers. Part D cost-sharing does not count towards your plan’s MOOP.

In 2024, the MOOP for Medicare Advantage Plans is $8,850, but plans may set lower limits. If you are in a plan that covers services you receive from out-of-network providers, such as a PPO, your plan will set two annual limits on your out-of-pocket costs. One limit is for in-network costs and the other is for combined in-network and out-of-network costs.

Call your plan directly if you have questions about your annual out-of-pocket limit.