A client has recently begun receiving Social Security benefits and is asking the nurse about what services might be included or excluded under Medicare. Which of the following services is most likely to be excluded from Medicare funding?
A) Hospital care
B) Hospice care
C) Rehabilitation care
D) Nursing home care
Ans: D
Medicare was established as a means of funding some types of direct client medical care, hospice and rehabilitation care may be covered, but nursing home residence is not.
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