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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Another is the Medicare rule that forbids patients to receive Medicare coverage in a skilled nursing home without having…”

On the recordJune 22, 2016
Another is the Medicare rule that forbids patients to receive Medicare coverage in a skilled nursing home without having had the two-night rule, the consecutive 3-day inpatient hospital stay first.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse points out a rule that creates barriers to skilled nursing home access.

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