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Medicare has a provision of Lifetime Reserve Days. Medicare recipients have a total of 60 of these days available to be used only once in the recipientsâ lifetime. 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.
What are Medicare lifetime reserve days? Medicare Part A only covers some of the costs of inpatient hospital stays for up to 90 days per benefit period. However, you may be able to use Medicare lifetime reserve days to extend your Part A coverage if you need inpatient hospital care past the 90-day limit.