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If your loved one has had a recent hospital stay, it's important to explore the benefits of your Medicare coverage today.
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Will Medicare pay for skilled nursing?Skilled nursing communities - like ours - are often a more affordable option for short and long-term care than other alternatives. Our communities are Medicare-certified. With a qualifying hospital stay, Medicare typically covers costs up to 20 days, then requires a copayment for up to 80 days. For more details, visit Medicare.gov.
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How long does Medicare cover SNF care?
Medicare uses a period of time called a benefit period to keep track of how many days of SNF benefits you use, and how many are still available. A benefit period begins on the day you start getting inpatient hospital or SNF care. You can get up to 100 days of SNF coverage in a benefit period.
Your benefit period ends:
- When you haven’t been in a SNF or a hospital for at least 60 days in a row.
- If you remain in a SNF without getting skilled care there for at least 60 days in a row.
- Once you use 100 days in your benefit period.
There’s no limit to the number of benefit periods you can have. However, once a benefit period ends, you must have another 3-day qualifying hospital stay and meet other requirements before you can get up to another 100 days of SNF benefits.
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