Medical Expense✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 2/5
Which statement about Medicare Part A home health and hospice coverage is correct?
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Why C is correct
Medicare Part A may cover home health care and hospice services following a hospitalization. Home health care includes intermittent skilled nursing care and therapy services provided in the home, while hospice care provides comfort-oriented care for a terminally ill beneficiary. These services are part of the Part A benefit package under defined conditions. Hospice care is generally provided in the home or a hospice facility, not only in a hospital.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Hospice care is typically provided in the home or a dedicated hospice setting, not only in a hospital.
- B) Medicare does cover qualified home health care under Part A and Part B when the beneficiary meets the eligibility conditions.
- D) Medigap policies supplement Medicare; home health and hospice are Medicare benefits, not Medigap-only services.
Memory hook
After the hospital stay, Part A can follow you home: home health and hospice are part of the Part A family.