For most, it's premium-free. Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, hospice and certain home health services. Here's what to know.
An episode of illness is termed a “benefit period” and lasts from admittance to a hospital or nursing facility until the patient has been out of such facilities for 60 consecutive days. The patient must pay a one-time fee called a deductible for hospital care for the first 60 days in ...