When the patient asks the nurse what his Medicare Part A covers, the nurse responds that it covers:
a. inpatient hospital costs.
b. reimbursement to the physician.
c. outpatient hospital services.
d. ambulance transportation.
A
Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital expenses, drugs, x-rays, lab work, and intensive care. Medicare Part B pays the physician, ambulance transport, and outpatient services.
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