Coverage
What Benefits Does Original Medicare Cover?
- January 12, 2024
- Reviewed by John Krahnert
Each part of Original Medicare provides different benefits. Part A provides hospital coverage and Part B provides medical coverage.
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Part A benefits
Medicare Part A is hospital coverage that covers the following services:
- Inpatient hospital stays
- Hospice care
- Skilled nursing facility care
- Nursing home care
- Limited home health services
Part B benefits
Medicare Part B generally covers a wide range of non-emergency medical services, including the following:
- Certain doctors services
- Ambulance services
- Durable medical equipment
- Preventative services
- Mental health services
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Christian Worstell is a senior Medicare and health insurance writer with MedicareAdvantage.com. He is also a licensed health insurance agent. Christian is well-known in the insurance industry for the thousands of educational articles he’s written, helping Americans better understand their health insurance and Medicare coverage.
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