Medicare Part A: Hospital Insurance

Medicare Part A will pay for most of the costs of your hospital stay, after you pay the Part A deductible.

Health care providers and insurance companies increasingly encourage home recovery from an illness or injury over extended hospital stays.

A growing number of patients recovering from surgery or a major illness are referred by their doctors to skilled nursing facilities.

Medicare Part A covers most of the cost of care when you stay at an inpatient rehabilitation facility (sometimes called a rehabilitation hospital).

If you are denied Medicare coverage or payment for a hospital stay or doctor's visit, here's how to appeal.

You can quickly appeal the decision if your hospital stay or other health care services are being cut short.