Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Medicare: How Stringent Thou Art

   To qualify for a Skilled Nursing Facility, the Medicare beneficiary must have had a QUALIFYING Hospital Inpatient Stay of at least 3 days. Usually Medicare will cover its part of up to 100 days.
  Ever wonder why so many patients leave on the 3rd day. Of course they may possibly have stayed a few days longer, and still will not be admitted as inpatient, but admitted for observation, which is not a qualifying stay.

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