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What does "per stay" mean in medicare medical health plans?
My new medicare health care plan says my cost is $275 "per stay". Not sure what that means. What if I am in the hospital for 5 days. Does that mean my total bill will be $275. Other plans had $275 per day for days 1-5 which I thought would be more expensive??
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- ShayLv 71 year agoFavorite Answer
Per stay means each time you are ADMITTED to the hospital.
If you are admitted and stay for five days - that is ONE stay for a cost of $275.
If you are admitted again and stay for one day - that is ONE stay for a cost of $275.
This would happen for each separate admission into the hospital.
BTW - the $275 probably only covers the charges for the ROOM. Any other care provided to you would very likely be billed separately - so any lab work or doctor's care or procedures done would still be billed and would not be included in that $275. This might be why it is not a recommended plan. There may be other plans that offer better coverage for ALL the care you would get during a hospital stay.
So - be sure to check what the plan says about what percentage of your actual care is covered.
- AnonymousLv 71 year ago
As opposed to "per day." Per stay means exactly what its name implies. It is per stay at a hospital no matter the length. The same price per stay would be better than per day.
- Anonymous1 year ago
It means $275 no matter if you stay 1 day or 37.
