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Nov 23, 2025
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How do Medicare Advantage plans differ from Traditional Medicare in covering extended SNF care?

Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM, aka Original Medicare) both can cover skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, but they differ on payment incentives, rules like the 3‑day hospital st...

Nov 23, 2025
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How does Medicare define 'medically necessary' skilled nursing services for long-term SNF stays?

Medicare defines “skilled” SNF services as nursing or therapy care that can only be safely and effectively performed by, or under the supervision of, licensed health professionals — and the care must ...

Nov 19, 2025

What qualifies as a medically necessary skilled nursing service under Medicare for extended SNF care?

Medicare Part A pays for medically necessary skilled nursing facility (SNF) services when strict criteria are met: you must have a qualifying inpatient hospital stay (typically 3 midnights as an admit...