spell of illness

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spell of illness

Etymology: ME, spel + illr, bad

a period regarded by Medicare rules as the number of days between the admission of an insured patient to a hospital and the day that marks the end of a period during which the insured has not been an inpatient in a hospital or a skilled nursing facility.

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