Hospice care is paid under which Medicare Part?

• A. Part A
• B. Part B
• C. Part C
• D. Part D

Answer: (A)

Hospice care is paid under Medicare Part A because it falls under hospital insurance for terminally ill patients. When a patient has a terminal illness and elects hospice, Medicare covers those hospice services through Part A, which also includes inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, and some home health services. Part B covers outpatient services, Part C refers to Medicare Advantage plans, and Part D covers prescription drugs, so they don’t provide the primary hospice benefit. Eligibility typically requires a physician to certify a life expectancy of six months or less if the disease runs its usual course, and the patient must elect hospice care.