Question

How many benefit periods are covered by hospital insurance during a Medicare beneficiary's lifetime?

a) One benefit period
b) Two benefit periods
c) Three benefit periods
d) Unlimited benefit periods

Answer 1

Medicare provides hospital insurance under Part A with an unlimited number of benefit periods over a beneficiary's lifetime. A benefit period starts upon hospital admission and ends after 60 days without inpatient care.

Step-by-step explanation:

The public healthcare system that offers insurance primarily to people over sixty-five years old is Medicare. Under Medicare, hospital insurance is covered by Part A, which pays for some hospital expenses for eligible individuals, typically those who are entitled to Social Security benefits. Hospital insurance under Medicare Part A covers an unlimited number of benefit periods over a beneficiary's lifetime. A benefit period begins the day a patient is admitted as an inpatient in a hospital and ends when the patient has not received any inpatient hospital care for 60 days in a row. Therefore, the correct answer is d) Unlimited benefit periods.