108 Medicare Terms Defined

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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Part A

A facility that provides short-term skilled care and therapy after a qualifying 3-day inpatient hospital stay. Medicare Part A covers SNF care for up to 100 days per benefit period, with no copay for days 1–20 and a daily coinsurance for days 21–100.

Also known as: SNF, Nursing home (short-term)

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