Elderly and disabled people who receive Social Security benefits are entitled to
Medicare Part A without having to pay a premium.
"Someone needs to look into the discrepancy in reimbursement rates between critical access hospitals and SNFs for patients receiving benefits under
Medicare Part A. Our local hospital averages about $500 per day reimbursement for a resident on swing-bed (
Medicare Part A).
During the EPE period, beneficiaries are eligible for coverage under
Medicare Part A (hospital) and Part B (medical).
In addition to all hospitalization and physician services under
Medicare Part A and B, the Sterling Option I plan will provide worldwide emergency care and cover more inpatient hospital days.
In examining health care spending data, Baker found that the percentage of fee-for-service expenditures paid by
Medicare Part A (hospital care) and Medicare Part B (outpatient care) decreased as the market share of managed care organizations increased.
The first of these is addressed through
Medicare Part A, known more descriptively as Hospital Insurance (HI), whose purpose is to defray some of the cost of hospital stays.
When, in 1983, Congress imposed a prospective payment system to reduce
Medicare Part A payments, Part B (outpatient) reimbursements were initially spared.
For calendar years 1999 and 2000, the OIG identified $108.3 million in improper Medicare Part B payments for services already paid for in PPS
Medicare Part A payments made to SNFs.