Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital is no longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home?

Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital is no longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home?

• A. Medicare Part A
• B. Medicare Part B
• C. Medicare Part C
• D. Medicare Part D

Answer: (A)

Medicare Part A covers skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying hospital stay. When a patient no longer needs acute hospital care but needs skilled nursing or rehabilitative services in a nursing home, Part A typically pays for that SNF stay for up to 100 days per benefit period (days 1–20 usually paid in full, days 21–100 with a coinsurance). This coverage requires a hospital stay of at least three days and a need for skilled services. The other parts cover different things: Part B is for outpatient services, Part C is the managed care option that combines A and B (and sometimes D), and Part D covers prescription drugs. So the scenario describes coverage under Part A.

Medicare Part A covers skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying hospital stay. When a patient no longer needs acute hospital care but needs skilled nursing or rehabilitative services in a nursing home, Part A typically pays for that SNF stay for up to 100 days per benefit period (days 1–20 usually paid in full, days 21–100 with a coinsurance). This coverage requires a hospital stay of at least three days and a need for skilled services. The other parts cover different things: Part B is for outpatient services, Part C is the managed care option that combines A and B (and sometimes D), and Part D covers prescription drugs. So the scenario describes coverage under Part A.