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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Even in the United States Medicare is present to look after them.
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Only if said retiree is ill for less than 100 days...
The maximum length of stay that Medicare Part A will cover in a skilled nursing facility per ailment is 100 days. The first 20 days would be paid for in full by Medicare with the remaining 80 days requiring a co-payment (as of 2011, $141.50 per day). Many insurance companies have a provision for skilled nursing care in the policies they sell.
If a beneficiary uses some portion of their Part A benefit and then goes at least 60 days without receiving facility-based skilled services, the 100-day clock is reset and the person qualifies for a new 100-day benefit period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States
A work mates father in law is due to be kicked out of a nursing home any day...