In most cases, Part A includes the following services. However, some of these are only covered under specific situations and for a limited amount of time.
- Semi-private rooms
- Meals
- General nursing
- Inpatient treatment drugs
- Additional hospital services
These are included in these facilities:
- Acute care hospitals
- Critical access hospitals
- Long-term care hospitals
- Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
- Semi-private room
- Skilled nursing care
- Meals
- Medications
- Medical social services
- Dietary counseling
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Medical supplies used in facility
- Ambulance transportation
- Speech-language pathology service
- In-home care
- Hospice aide
- Medical equipment
- Medical supplies
- Doctor services
- Nursing care
- Social work services
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Speech-language pathology services
- Prescription drugs
- Dietary counseling
- Grief and loss counseling
- Short-term inpatient care
- Short term respite care
- Intermittent skilled nursing care
- Speech-language pathology services
- Physical therapy
- Continued occupational services, and more
Medicare Part B covers medically necessary services and preventive services. These include:
- Doctor’s office visits
- Laboratory services
- Durable medical equipment
- Mental health services
- Outpatient services
- Ambulatory services
- Clinical research
- Some medical supplies
- Some outpatient prescription drugs