Medicare Part A is hospital insurance. It helps cover certain inpatient and facility-based services when Medicare’s requirements are met.
What Part A can help cover
- Inpatient care in a hospital
- Limited skilled nursing facility care after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay
- Hospice care
- Certain home health services
Part A does not cover every hospital or long-term care expense. Benefit periods, deductibles, coinsurance, medical necessity, and the care setting can affect coverage and cost.
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Reviewed by BGA’s in-house compliance team. Last reviewed August 24, 2026. Effective year: 2026.