Medicare Part A covers:

• A. Covers doctor visits and outpatient services
• B. Covers hospital stays and inpatient care.
• C. Covers prescription drugs
• D. Covers long-term care at home

Answer: (B)

Medicare Part A is hospital insurance. Its primary role is to help cover inpatient care—hospital stays and the related services you receive while you’re admitted. It also covers certain other inpatient benefits, like skilled nursing facility care after a hospital stay (under specific conditions), hospice, and some home health services. That focus on inpatient hospitalization is why the option describing hospital stays and inpatient care fits Part A best.

The other options point to other Medicare parts: doctor visits and outpatient services are mainly covered by Part B (medical insurance), prescription drugs are covered by Part D, and long-term care at home is not a standard Medicare Part A benefit (home health care is covered only under strict medical-necessity criteria, not custodial long-term care).