CHAPTER 9: MEDICARE UPDATE
The 2006 figures for a stay in a skilled nursing facility (i.e., a
nursing home) under the Original Medicare Plan are as follows:
You pay nothing for the first 20 days of skilled nursing care and
$119 for days 21-100; i.e., you pay up to $9,520 for the next 80
days of a stay in a skilled nursing facility.
You are responsible for all costs thereafter.
The 2007
Medicare value for a stay in a skilled nursing facility for days 21
through 100 is $124 per day.
In 2008, those on the original Medicare plan will pay:
$128 per day for days 21-100 in a skilled nursing facility for
each benefit period. This is $4 higher than the 2007 value.