Thời hạn lợi ích Benefit Period

The Medicare Part A deductible works differently. With Part A, the deductible is per benefit period, not per year. It works like this:

• The benefit period starts from the day you get admitted as an inpatient into the hospital or a skilled nursing facility.
• Your benefit period continues until you’ve gone 60 days in a row without receiving any hospital or skilled nursing facility care.

This means that you might have multiple deductibles to meet in the same year. And for each of those benefit periods, you’ll have to pay a deductible up front before Medicare Part A covers any of your care.

There’s no limit to the number of benefit periods you can have in a single year.