If bleeding occurs in the stomach or the upper part of the small intestine, the stool may turn black and sticky, and be described medically as black, tarry stool (melena). Generally, black, tarry stool also is foul-smelling.
Q. I have Original Medicare. A. The Part B costs for Original Medicare are as follows: Premium - $104.90 per month (in 2015); Deductible - $147 per year (in 2015); and Coinsurance - 20 percent for most services Medicare Part B covers.
For the remaining roughly 30 percent of beneficiaries, the standard monthly premium for. Medicare Part B will be $134.00 for 2017, a 10 percent increase from the 2016 premium. of $121.80. Because of the âhold harmlessâ provision covering the other 70 percent of.