Medical Expense✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 1/5
Hospice care for a Medicare beneficiary with a terminal illness is provided under:
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Why A is correct
Hospice care, designed for beneficiaries with a terminal illness who choose comfort care rather than curative treatment, is a Part A benefit. Coverage includes nursing, pain management, counseling, and related services, and requires a physician's certification of terminal illness. Hospice is among the Part A benefits enumerated in the senior health products material under AH-III.D.1c, along with inpatient hospitalization, skilled nursing facility care, and home health care, all of which fall within Part A.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Part B covers physician services and outpatient care, not the hospice benefit.
- C) Part D is prescription drug coverage and does not provide hospice services.
- D) Hospice is a Part A benefit available to all eligible beneficiaries, not confined to any Medigap plan.
Memory hook
Hospice rides on Part A, with a terminal diagnosis and comfort-first care.