muscular dystrophy, an inherited disease that causes muscle weakness; neuropathy, damage to a nerve or nerve group, resulting in loss of sensation or function; osteoarthritis, causes reduced motion in the joints; polio, a viral disease affecting muscle tissue that can lead to paralysis; polymyositis, an inflammatory disease
Hospital days. The Medicare entitlement for in-patient care is limited to 90 days per benefit period. At the end of this period the must leave the hospital. Each benefit period resets this in-patient care clock so a patient may receive 90 days of in-patient care in any benefit period. The number of hospitalizations you may receive is unlimited but each benefit period allows for 90 days.
Medicare will pay for up to 100 days (20 full-pay days and an additional 80 co-pay days), for nursing home care provided in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) when the admission to the SNF follows a minimum stay of at least 3 days in a hospital including the day of discharge (essentially 3 nights in the hospital) and the admission to the SNF is ...