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

06/22/2016

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