It helps pay for inpatient hospital care, inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility, home health care and hospice. The FICA tax is 7.65 percent. Of this, 1.45 percent goes to the Medicare Part A Trust Fund. The rest of Part A is paid for by people who must purchase it. All costs beyond the 100th day in the benefit period.
Home care is provided.
Also covers necessary inpatient care and a variety of services otherwise not covered by Medicare. From a hospital or skilled nursing facility during a covered stay. For the first three pints. You have 60 lifetime reserve days that may only be used once. For each reserve day, Medicare pays all covered costs except for a daily coinsurance.