Part A limits SNF coverage to 100 days in each benefit period. Medicare covers up to 100 days of SNF care per benefit period. Learn what happens when your coverage runs out, how to qualify for a new benefit period, and alternative options for continuing care. Ask your provider if you are eligible for home treatment through the Medicare home health benefit, or if you can be treated safely as an outpatient.
An outpatient is a patient who has not been formally admitted to the hospital as hospitalized patient. Remember that you can once again be eligible for Medicare coverage for your SNF care, once you've been out of the hospital or SNF for 60 straight days.
