Final answer:
Medicare Part A covers home health services. This part of Medicare provides benefits for inpatient care and is funded by payroll deductions. Long-term nursing home care is not covered, but limited skilled nursing care is.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question asks which services are covered under Medicare Part A. Among the options given, home health services (option b) are covered under Medicare Part A. This part of Medicare provides payment for some hospital charges, including inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care. It is important to note that while Medicare Part A covers limited skilled nursing facility care, it does not cover long-term nursing home care. Therefore, the correct answer to the student's question is home health services.
Medicare is a public healthcare system that offers insurance primarily to those over sixty-five years old or certain younger individuals with disabilities. Medicare Part A is funded by payroll deductions and matching contributions from an employer, and beneficiaries are responsible for deductibles and copayments for hospital-related services.