Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Ch. 5 § 10
Summary of Provision
10 - Summary of Provision
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
A3-3106.A, HO-219.A
Each beneficiary has a lifetime reserve of 60 days of inpatient hospital services to draw
upon after having used 90 days of inpatient hospital services in a benefit period. Payment
will be made for such additional days of hospital care after the 90 days of benefits have
been exhausted unless the individual elects not to have such payment made (and thus
saves the reserve days for a later time).
A coinsurance amount equal to one-half of the inpatient hospital deductible applies to
lifetime reserve days.