Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance)

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Medicare Part A Covers:

Hospital Stays: Semiprivate room, meals, general nursing, and other hospital services and supplies.  This includes inpatient care you get in critical access hospitals and mental health care. This does not include private duty nursing, or television or telephone in your room. It also does not include a private room, unless medically necessary. Inpatient mental health care in psychiatric facility limited to 190 days in a lifetime. Skilled Nursing Facility Care: Semiprivate room, meals, skilled nursing and rehabilitative services, and other services and supplies (after a 3-day inpatient hospital stay)

Home Health Care: Part-time skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, home health aide services, medical social services, durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, and walkers), medical supplies, and other services.

Hospice Care: For people with a terminal illness, includes drugs for a symptom control and pain relief, medical and support services from a Medicare-approved hospice, and other services not otherwise covered by Medicare.  Hospice care is usually given in your home. However, short-term hospital and inpatient respite care (care given to a hospice patient so that the usual caregiver can rest) are covered when needed.

Blood: Pints of blood you get at at hospital or skilled nursing facility during a covered stay.   

What Deductibles have to be met before before services can be provided? To learn more about your deductibles...Medicare deductibles and coinsurance 2007

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