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Inpatient care, including mental health care
General nursing and other hospital services and supplies
Drugs used during hospitalization
A semiprivate room (a private room only if medically necessary)
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Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)†
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Short-term care in a certified skilled nursing facility (nursing home)
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Drugs used in the facility
Medical supplies and equipment used in the facility
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (if needed) to meet the person's health goals
Transportation by ambulance (when other transportation endangers health) to the nearest facility providing needed services unavailable at the skilled nursing facility
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Medicare Part A if people need short-term care temporarily after a hospital stay
Medicare Part C if people need short-term care temporarily after a hospital stay
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Doctor’s, nurse practitioner’s, and physician assistant’s fees, including for certain telehealth services (real-time remote office visits and consultations)
Emergency department visits
Transportation by ambulance (when other transportation endangers health)
Outpatient surgery (with no overnight stay in the hospital)
Rehabilitation (physical, occupational, and speech therapy)
Diagnostic tests, such as x-rays and laboratory tests
Outpatient mental health care
A second opinion if surgery is recommended and a third opinion if opinions differ
For people with diabetes, diabetes supplies, self-management training, eye examinations, and nutrition counseling
Durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, and walkers
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Personal care, including help with eating, bathing, going to the bathroom, dressing
Part-time skilled nursing care
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy
Home health aide services
Medical supplies, such as wound dressings, but not prescription drugs
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Medicare Part A if people are homebound and need part-time skilled nursing care or rehabilitation on a daily basis
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Screening tests for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and vaginal cancer
Screening tests for abdominal aortic aneurysm, depression, hepatitis B and C, HIV, elevated cholesterol
Screening and counseling for alcohol misuse, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, sexually transmitted infections, tobacco use
Bone density measurements
Influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccinations
One-time Welcome-to-Medicare preventive visit
Yearly wellness visit (includes voluntary advance care directive preparation)
Nutrition therapy services
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Medicare Part D (prescription drug plans)
Medicare Part B (limited outpatient prescription drugs)
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Long-term care in an assisted living community
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Varies greatly from community to community
Help with daily activities
Some social and recreational activities
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Medicaid in a few states (partial coverage)
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Long-term care in a skilled nursing facility (nursing home)
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Varies from state to state
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Physical care and counseling
Room and meals only during inpatient respite care and short-term hospital stays
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