Why Home Health Care?
As an alternative to in-hospital or nursing home care, home health allows for medical intervention to recovering, disabled, chronically or terminally ill persons performed in the patient's home, promoting quicker recovery and independence.
How can I be Eligible for Home Health Services?
Although conditions for home health coverage vary according to different insurance companies, it is always best to consult the Benefits Department of your individual insurance carrier.
How can I be Eligible for Medicare/Medicaid Home Health Services?
To be eligible to receive home health services covered by Medicare, three criteria must be met:
- A physician must order the service.
- The patient must have a medical condition requiring the skills of a nurse or a therapist.
- The patient must be homebound.
What does it mean to be Homebound?
Home health is designed to provide medical care to those who are unable to leave their home in order to obtain the care they need. To be considered homebound, the patient must be unable to drive, must experience a normal inability to leave home, must be confined to the home due to physical limitations or psychiatric conditions, or the patient must have a condition making it unsafe to leave the home. The patient may be considered Homebound if absences are infrequent, of short duration and are for the purpose of receiving medical treatment.
How do I find out what Home Health Services are covered by Medicare?
You can find out about home health services covered by Medicare as well as other services covered by Medicare by visiting Medicare's website. Just click on the link below.
http://www.medicare.gov/Basics/Overview.asp |
