Does medicare A pay for home health care?

Answer 1

If you are classified as categorically needy, Medicaid will usually pay for home health aides if you are eligible for nursing facility services. If you are classified as medically needy, it depends on if the state you live in has opted to cover these services.

Answer 2

Concerning home health services, this is directly from the Medicare and You 2009 book: Limited to medically-necessary part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical therapy, speech-language pathology, or a continuing need for occupational therapy. Care must be ordered by a doctor and provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency. Home health services may also include medical social services, part-time or intermittent home health aide services, durable medical equipment (see page 30), and medical supplies for use at home. You must be homebound, which means that leaving home takes a lot of effort. Part A covers the cost of the first 100 home health visits following a hospital stay. For complete details on Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

Answer 3

The answer is that Medicare pays very little for in-home care and never for custodial care. The program will pay for what is called post-acute care - care that a doctor orders after in-patient treatment. You can get Medicare coverage of outpatient physical therapy at home as long as the patient is "progressing" and Medicare may also cover home health aides - but again, after acute care.

The other thing Medicare will cover is a home risk assessment (prescribed by a physician), where professionals make recommendations that improve safety (i.e. grab bars). And if you're at home, a doctor can also prescribe durable medical equipment such as hospital beds ... and Medicare will pay 80 percent of the cost.

Answer 4

Yes, home health care is a benefit under Medicare part A. However, you must meet certain criteria, namely, you must be considered homebound (cannot leave the house without extreme difficulty due to a medical condition). You must also require skilled therapy or skilled nursing service - Medicare will not pay for only a home health aid to come in and help clean and cook.

Answer 5

Yes Medicare will help pay for some home medical care needs. You can read more about the specifics at www.medicare.gov/coverage/Home.asp

Answer 6

I really am not sure what Medicaid will and will not cover. It would be best to contact Medicaid personally and speak to someone there to find out the information.