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rsdsharp

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14. Oh yes. I thought it was quite reasonable.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 1, 2021, 11:50 PM

Mar 2021

Last edited Tue Mar 2, 2021, 03:43 PM - Edit history (1)

The downside was that a month and a half before I was hospitalized I retired, and my employer’s insurance was gone. I had been hospitalized in March, as well for something else, and had satisfied my out of pocket for the year on that policy. Suddenly, that went POOF, and a new out of pocket applied.

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Does Medicare pay for rehab stay following a surgery? [View all] question everything Mar 2021 OP

If my memory is correct they pay for one hundred days. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #1

Best to verify this. Depends on how long in the hospital, if discharged directly from there, etc. SharonAnn Mar 2021 #5

I certainly will but the comments here are a start on which to ask question everything Mar 2021 #7

yes they will Groundhawg Mar 2021 #2

I have a Medicare Advantage plan. rsdsharp Mar 2021 #3

Thanks. This is what we have. And I do hope that stay should be less than 19 days. question everything Mar 2021 #4

After I went home it also paid for a daily visit by a nurse rsdsharp Mar 2021 #6

Wow. That's amazing. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #8

I got the bill for 16 days of hospitalization, rsdsharp Mar 2021 #11

My. I will ask, did you pay the $1770? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #13

Oh yes. I thought it was quite reasonable. rsdsharp Mar 2021 #14

I'm inclined to agree that it was quite reasonable. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #15

This will be nice - rehab in the hospital instead of transferred to another place via ambulance, no question everything Mar 2021 #16

Four years ago spouse had a knee replacement surgery, stayed in the hospital three days question everything Mar 2021 #17

Medicare pays 100% for first 10 days... Trueblue Texan Mar 2021 #9

I certainly will. Social worker stopped by but was saying so much that it was hard to keep up. question everything Mar 2021 #10

Home health after discharge from inpatient therapy should be covered 100% Trueblue Texan Mar 2021 #12

This is what I found. First, because we have Medicare Advantage - there is nothing else here question everything Mar 2021 #18