All rules about how much Medicare Part A pays depend on how many days of inpatient care the beneficiary has during what is called a/an:

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Medicare Part A payments depend on the benefit period, which is a period of time that starts on the first day the beneficiary receives inpatient hospital or skilled nursing care and ends when the beneficiary has not received any inpatient care for 60 consecutive days. The benefit period can include multiple hospitalizations within the same time frame. Therefore, the correct answer is B) benefit period.

All Rules About How Much Medicare Part a Pays Depend