Health · Chapter 17 · Parts A & B
Part A: Skilled Nursing Facility Benefit
Definition
Requires a prior 3-day inpatient hospital stay for the same condition. Covers up to 100 days per benefit period: days 1–20 paid in full, days 21–100 carry a daily copay (12.5% of the Part A deductible). Custodial care is NEVER covered.
In plain English
Medicare pays for recovery, not for residence — rehab yes, nursing-home living no.
Easy to confuse with
These are what this term gets tested against — if you can't tell them apart cold, drill the contrast.
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