Original Medicare consists of two parts:
Part A (hospital insurance) and Medicare Part B (medical insurance).
Part A
Medicare Part A covers Medicare inpatient care that is care received while in a hospital, nursing facility, and, in particular, circumstances, at-home treatment.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for Premium-free Medicare Part A, you must be either a United States citizen or a legal permanent resident of the USA at least five straight years. Individuals must have completed 10 years, or 40 credits of work in the US. Most people become automatically eligible for Medicare Part A when they reach the age of 65. It is possible when they are already getting retirement benefits from social security or the railroad retirement board. Individuals with certain disabilities such as last-stage at renal disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will also qualify.
WHAT DOES PART A COVER?
- Hospital care of inpatient
- Conditioned home health services
- Nursing facility care provided that custodial care isn’t the only care required
- Hospice care
- Critical access hospitals
- Acute care hospitals
- Long-term care hospitals
- Mental health care
- Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
WHAT DOES PART A NOT COVER?
Part A does not cover the costs of a private room, your private-duty nursing, your care items expenses such as shampoo, telephone, and television. It also does not cover the cost of blood
WHEN TO APPLY
You can sign up during your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) which lasts for 7 months. That includes three months prior to your 65th birthday, the month of your birthday, and three months after your 65th birthday.
Original Medicare consists of two parts: Part A (hospital insurance) and
Medicare Part B (medical insurance).
PART A
Medicare Part A covers Medicare inpatient care that is care received while in a
hospital, nursing facility, and, in particular, circumstances, at-home treatment.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for Premium-free Medicare Part A, you must be either a United
States citizen or a legal permanent resident of the USA at least five straight
years. Individuals must have completed 10 years, or 40 credits of work in the US.
Most people become automatically eligible for Medicare Part A when they reach
the age of 65. It is possible when they are already getting retirement benefits
from social security or the railroad retirement board. Individuals with certain
disabilities such as last-stage at renal disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
will also qualify.
WHAT DOES PART A COVER?
- Hospital care of inpatient
- Conditioned home health services
- Nursing facility care provided that custodial care isn’t the only care required
- Hospice care
- Critical access hospitals
- Acute care hospitals
- Long-term care hospitals
- Mental health care
- Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
WHAT DOES PART A NOT COVER?
Part A does not cover the costs of a private room, your private-duty nursing, your
care items expenses such as shampoo, telephone, and television. It also does
not cover the cost of blood.
WHEN TO APPLY
6 months prior to your 65th birthday, the month of your birthday and three-months
after during Open Enrollment. (You have a 7 month window in total)