Medicare Part A covers inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility under the following circumstances: 1  A patient's stay must begin within 30 days of an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days. 2  The patient must need, and have a physician's prescription for, daily skilled nursing care or physical rehabilitation.
Hospital stays can put a strain on your personal finances. The average cost of a one-day stay in the hospital is over $1,700.*. This valuable coverage provides fixed payments when youâre hospitalized to help cover out-of-pocket costs. Accidents and illnesses can happen-and sometimes result in an inpatient hospital stay. $1,000 for one stay in the hospital during the coverage year, plus. â¢ $100 each day, for up to 100 days you are in the hospital during the coverage year***. Use the fixed payment any way you like The benefit is paid in addition to any benefits you may receive under your health plan.
The mean cost of a hospital stay for influenza was lower than the mean cost for hospital stays overall ($6,900 versus $7,700). Consequently, influenza resulted in a mean hospital cost per day that was about one-third less than the mean cost per day for all hospital stays ($1,300 versus $1,700).indings In 2004, more than 37,300 hospitalizations occurred in which influenza was noted during the hospital stay. For more than half of these hospital stays (21,100), influenza was listed as the principal reason for admission. There is annual volatility in the number of hospitalizations due to influenza.