In 1999 you pay:
$96.00 daily coinsurance for days 21 through 100 in each benefit period.
All costs aver 100 days in a benefit period
All costs for care that is less than the level of care Medicare covers in a skilled nursing home.
All costs if you were not transferred to the skilled nursing facility in a timely manner after a qualifying hospital stay.
For care in a general nursing home, or in a skilled nursing facility not approved be Medicare, or for just custodial care in a Medicare-approved skilled mursing facility.
Gaps in Home Health Coverage
Medicare home care does not cover:
Full-time nursing care.
Meals delivered to your home.
Twenty percent of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment, plus charges in excess of the approved amount on unassigned claims.
Homemaker services that are promarilty to assist you in meeting personal care or housekeeping needs.
To qualify for coverage, you must:
Need intermediate skilled nursing care or physical therapy, or speech therapy.
Be confined to your home.
Be under a doctor's care.
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