What part of Medicare covers cancer treatment?
Medicare is a federal program that is governed by a set of laws in the United States. Also, a Medicare program is shared in “parts” that involve the country’s policies. Medicare is in levels and the different parts of Medicare cover different aspects of your cancer treatment.
Medicare Part A
This is the easiest to get. Medicare Part A [2] covers hospital care. And most people don’t bother to pay a monthly premium for this part. The services and treatment Medicare Part A will cover include:
- Cancer treatment
- Test to help with a diagnosis that you receive in the hospital
- Surgical procedures to remove cancerous tumours or mass
- Surgically implanted breast prostheses after a mastectomy [3].