What types of services are covered under Medicare?
Listed below is general information on what is covered under Medicare Parts A and B. We have also included links to publications which contain detailed information on specific types of care (for example, prevention services and hospice care). You may also want to visit the Your Medicare Coverage section of our website for expanded information regarding your current Medicare Part A and Part B coverage under the Original Medicare Plan. Medicare Part A Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) helps cover your inpatient care in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. It also covers hospice care and some home health care. You must meet certain conditions. Medicare Part A Helps Cover Your: Hospital Stays: Semiprivate room, meals, general nursing, and other hospital services and supplies. This includes care you get in critical access hospitals and inpatient mental health care. This does not include private duty nursing, or a television or telephone in your room. It a
Listed below is general information on what is covered under Medicare Parts A and B. We have also included links to publications which contain detailed information on specific types of care (for example, prevention services and hospice care). You may also want to visit the Your Medicare Coverage section of the web site for expanded information regarding your current Medicare Part A and Part B coverage under the Original Medicare Plan. Medicare Part A Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) helps cover your inpatient care in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. It also covers hospice care and some home health care. You must meet certain conditions. Medicare Part A Helps Cover Your: Hospital Stays: Semiprivate room, meals, general nursing, and other hospital services and supplies. This includes care you get in critical access hospitals and inpatient mental health care. This does not include private duty nursing, or a television or telephone in your room. It