Medicare Part A (2020)
Part A is Hospital Insurance and covers cost associated with confinement in a hospital or skilled nursing facility. (see Medicare Part A)
When you are hospitalized for:
Medicare Covers
You Pay
| 1-60 Days | Most confinement costs after the required Medicare Deductible | $1,408 Part A Deductible |
| 61-90 Days | All eligible expenses, after the patient pays a per-day copayment. |
$341/Day
| 91-150 Days | All eligible expenses, after patient pays per-day copayment.
(These Are Liftetime Reserve Days Which may never be used again.) |
$704/Day
| 151 days or more | Nothing |
You Pay All Cost
Skilled Nursing Confinement:
When you are hospitalized for at least 3 days and enter a Medicare Approved skilled nursing facility within 30 days after a hospital discharge and are receiving skilled nursing care.
| All eligible expenses for the first 20 days; then all eligible expenses, (if you qualify), for days 21-100, after patient pays a per day copayment. |
After 20 days
$170.50/Day
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