Question

5. Medicaid has a limit of 250 days that a resident can stay in a nursing facility. A. True B. False 6. Medicare reimburses certified nursing homes according to: A. Periodic interim payment schedule B. A pre-determined rate C. Costs incurred for clinical cost centers D. A case mix-based prospective payment system 7. Part of the Medicare program is called? ( A. Cost Based Program B. Medicare Supplemental Medicare Advantage D. Federal Care Program 8. Three reasons for increased nursing litigation are: A. People feel guilty placing loved ones in a nursing home B. More litigious baby boomers C. Physicians taking a wait and see approach to communicating their prognoses instead of clearly telling family what is to be expected. D. All of the above

Answer 1

1)The answer is false ; because one can stay for 100 days as per the rules.

Many people believe that Medicarecovers nursing home stays. In factMedicare's coverage of nursing homecare is quite limited. Medicare covers up to 100 days of "skilled nursing care" per illness, but there are a number of requirements that must be met before the nursing home stay will be cover