Medical Expense✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 1/5
Which of the following services is covered under Medicare Part A?
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Why A is correct
Medicare Part A covers hospice care for beneficiaries with a terminal illness (certified life expectancy of 6 months or less) and certain home health care. Hospice includes nursing, counseling, and pain management for symptom control rather than cure. Routine dental care, outpatient prescription drugs (Part D), and long-term custodial care are not Part A benefits.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Outpatient prescription drugs fall under Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, not under Part A, which is limited to inpatient hospital, skilled nursing, hospice, and some home health care.
- C) Routine dental care is excluded from Medicare generally because it is not considered a medically necessary treatment, so it is not covered under any part of Medicare.
- D) Long-term custodial care is not covered by Medicare; skilled care after a hospital stay is the scope of Part A SNF benefits.
Memory hook
Part A ends life with dignity (hospice) and heals at home, but teeth, pills, and daily living are out.