Medical Expense✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 1/5
During an inpatient hospital stay, which of the following is covered under Medicare Part A?
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Why A is correct
Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers inpatient hospital care, including a semi-private room, meals, general nursing services, and other hospital services and supplies. The examination objectives explicitly note that Part A inpatient coverage does not include physician or surgeon charges, which are paid under Part B. Understanding that the hospital-stay package belongs to Part A while professional fees belong to Part B is a fundamental distinction tested under AH-III.D.1c. The beneficiary's room-and-board package is the heart of the Part A inpatient benefit.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Physician and surgeon fees, whether furnished in or out of the hospital, are covered under Part B, not Part A.
- C) Outpatient retail prescription drugs are covered under Part D, not under Part A inpatient services.
- D) Routine dental services are generally not a Medicare-covered service under either Part A or Part B.
Memory hook
Part A pays for the bed; Part B pays for the doctor.