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New page: '''Medicare Part A''' is hospital insurance that pays for inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care. <re...
'''Medicare Part A''' is [[hospital]] [[insurance]] that pays for [[inpatient]] hospital stays, care in a skilled [[nursing]] facility, [[hospice]] care, and some home [[health care]]. <ref>[http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/default.asp?Letter=M&Language=English CMS Glossary "MEDICARE PART A (HOSPITAL INSURANCE)"], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]</ref>
==Eligibility==
People are eligible for premium-free (no cost) Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) if:
:You are 65 or older and you are receiving, or are eligible for, [[retirement]] benefits from [[Social Security]] or the [[Railroad Retrirement Board]], or
:You are under 65 and you have received Railroad Retirement [[disability]] benefits for the prescribed time and you meet the Social Security Act disability requirements, or
:You or your spouse had Medicare-covered [[government]] [[employment]], or
:You are under 65 and have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
If you are not eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A, you can buy Part A by paying a monthly premium if:
:You are age 65 or older, and
:You are enrolled in Part B, and
:You are a resident of the United States, and are either a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who has lived in the United States continuously during the 5 years immediately before the month in which you apply. <ref>[http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/default.asp?Letter=E&Language=English CMS Glossary "ELIGIBILITY/MEDICARE PART A"], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Medicine]]
==Eligibility==
People are eligible for premium-free (no cost) Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) if:
:You are 65 or older and you are receiving, or are eligible for, [[retirement]] benefits from [[Social Security]] or the [[Railroad Retrirement Board]], or
:You are under 65 and you have received Railroad Retirement [[disability]] benefits for the prescribed time and you meet the Social Security Act disability requirements, or
:You or your spouse had Medicare-covered [[government]] [[employment]], or
:You are under 65 and have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
If you are not eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A, you can buy Part A by paying a monthly premium if:
:You are age 65 or older, and
:You are enrolled in Part B, and
:You are a resident of the United States, and are either a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who has lived in the United States continuously during the 5 years immediately before the month in which you apply. <ref>[http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/default.asp?Letter=E&Language=English CMS Glossary "ELIGIBILITY/MEDICARE PART A"], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Medicine]]