RE: VA to MCR-A

[Carol O'Brien]

Thanks.  That is definitely good news!!  The bad news is that he should have 
gone to medicare on October 1 so we have to take default days for the whole 
month of October.


From: "Winona M. Phelps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: VA to MCR-A
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:14:01 -0800
Hi Carol.  Medicare would be a secondary payor after the VA contract ended
and the bene would still get 100 days from Medicare if he continued to need
and meet Medicare skilled criteria.  Here are a couple of references for
you:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/SNFFRManual.pdf
Manual Chapter 1 "Clinical Criteria, page 51 "Beneficiaries with other
Insurance Coverage"
and:
http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/12_snf/sn271-1.asp#_1_9
380.3D1  "Veterans Administration".
Winona Phelps



-----Original Message-----
From: Carol O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 11:44 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: VA to MCR-A
Question regarding going to Medicare A after a VA contact has ended.  Is it
like insurance where we deduct the days used from the 100?  Or, do they get
a full 100 days?  Also need the regulation if available please.  Thanks as
always for the help.         Carol O'Brien
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