Avoid animal purines: Avoid foods rich in animal purines. Examples include: beef, lamb, pork, and shellfish. Alcoholic beverages, especially beer and spirits (whiskey, vodka) are also high in purines. Some studies suggest moderate wine consumption is less likely to cause gout attacks.
Medicare will only cover up to 100 days in a skilled nursing facility though, and only if you meet some very specific criteria: 1  3-Day Hospital Stay: You must have been at a hospital For 3 days AND. 2  Level of Care: You must also need skilled nursing care 7 days a week, or skilled therapy services 5 days a week.
Mean hospital costs in 2012 were highest for hospital stays billed to Medicare: $12,200 compared. with $8,100 for Medicaid-covered stays, $8,800 for stays for uninsured patients, and $9,700 for. privately insured stays. Between 2003 and 2008, average annual growth in inflation-adjusted mean.