Part A is Hospital Insurance and covers cost associated with confinement in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
When you are hospitalized for: |
Medicare Covers |
You Pay |
1-60 Days |
Most confinement costs after the required Medicare Deductible |
$1,556 Part A Deductible |
61-90 Days |
All eligible expenses, after the patient pays a per-day copayment. |
$389/Day |
91-150 Days |
All eligible expenses, after patient pays per-day copayment. |
$778/Day |
151 days or more |
Nothing |
You Pay All Cost |
Skilled Nursing Confinement: |
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 |
*All data collected through www.medicare.gov