Ready-to-eat foods, such as salads and sandwiches; food that is not later cooked to a temperature required by the State Sanitary Code; and food that is not later reheated to 165 degrees Fahrenheit before serving.
60 days = the maximum length of time that Medicare will cover 100 percent of your care in a hospital after youâve met the deductible for each benefit period. 60 days = the maximum number of lifetime reserve days that you can draw on to extend Medicare coverage for hospital care in any one benefit period.
For example, if a patient stays in the hospital or nursing facility for 100 days but is only allotted 90 days per benefit period, the patient will have to use 10 lifetime reserve days. Original Medicare requires different co-payments (co-pays) depending on the number of days a patient stays in the hospital, with lifetime reserve days beginning after day ninety. The first sixty days of hospital stay have no co-pay, days sixty-one to ninety have a daily co-pay of $304 (in 2014), and over ninety days have a $608 co-insurance per lifetime reserve day used. Planning for hospital stay expenses can help reduce the overall cost of an extended stay.