Medicare Part A Hospitalization Benefits

Medicare Part A helps cover your inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care and home health care. Certain conditions must be met to get these benefits.

Most people automatically get Medicare Part A coverage without a monthly premium since they paid Medicare taxes while working.

Medicare Part A helps cover

Hospital Stays

Blood

Home Health Services

Hospice Care

Skilled Nursing Facility Care

For more information see Medicare and You 2011 Section 2 What's Covered on page 7

Medicare and You

Medicare and You 2011

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