Try: If medicare’s requirements for skilled nursing facility snf are met medicare part a will provide a certain amount of coverage per spell of illness medicare part a covers up to 100 days of snf care per spell of illness the first 20 days of the stay in snf are covered by medicare medicare covers all costs during this period medicare only provides partial coverage after the first 20 days during days 21-100 the beneficiary must make a copayment equal to one-eighth of the initial hospital deductible 141 50 a day in 2011 however this copayment is generally covered by medigap policies if the individual has one after day 100 medicare part a provides no snf coverage information references

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