Part A

• Description:

  Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) - Part A helps to cover inpatient hospital care, medically necessary inpatient care in skilled nursing facility after a hospital stay, home health care, and hospice care. You are automatically covered under Part A if you or your spouse are entitled to benefits under the Social Security System, Railroad Retirement System, or have paid the Medicare portion of the Social Security payroll (FICA) tax. In addition, some disabled persons under 65 may qualify for benefits. For those who do not automatically qualify, Part A may be purchased. Part A can help to pay for up to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility during a benefit period if your condition requires daily skilled nursing or rehabilitation services. This skilled nursing is meant to be temporary since it is designed to treat a medical condition in which is expected to improve. Custodial nursing home care is not paid for by Medicare. Home Health Care Expenses covered by Medicare can be: part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care, occupational/physical/speech therapy and medically necessary services such as part time home health aides, medical social services, and medical and medical supplies/equipment. All the Home Health Care Services must be provided by a Medicare-participating home health agency> Hospice Care can be paid for if: a doctor certifies the patient is terminally ill, and care is provided by a Medicare certified Hospice program.

  Provider:Medicare
  Areas Served:St. Lawrence
  Transport Available:No
  Last Update:7/14/2020 11:39 AM