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With so many elderly loved one’s suffering from illnesses related to surplus weight, scales are very important devices to help our loved ones monitor any weight gains or losses. And as with all other pieces of equipment that we need for them, we have to ask the inevitable question….<\/p>\n
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Does Medicare cover scales ? No, Original Medicare Part B does not cover scales for “use in the home”, as they are not an item which it considers to be “medically necessary” or “primarily medical in nature”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Contents Overview & Quicklinks” open=”on” open_toggle_text_color=”#005bdb” icon_color=”#005bdb” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#005bdb” body_ul_font=”||||||||” body_ul_text_color=”#59bdd6″ background_color=”rgba(190,229,247,0.47)” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b00ea” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Do Medicare Advantage Plans cover scales ?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Does Medicare cover bathroom equipment ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Does Medicare cover exercise equipment ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Does Medicare cover a walking boot ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n How often does Medicare pay for a walker, or other equipment ?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What equipment does Original Medicare cover ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n What is DME ? Durable Medical Equipment definition<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Medicare and Durable Medical Equipment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Durable Medical Equipment, which Medicare typically covers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What DME is not covered by Medicare ?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Locate a Medicare-enrolled DME Supplier near you ?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Medicare DME documentation requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Medicare free supplies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n How does a person qualify for Medicare coverage<\/strong> ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n What do you do with your prescription from your Medicare-enrolled doctor\u00a0<\/strong> ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Get free assistance with understanding Medicare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Will Medicaid cover scales ?<\/a> List of Durable Medical Equipment covered by Medicaid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Certain Medicaid and state programs and waivers, which allow for a wider range of DME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n How to find the HCBS programs, waivers and 1915 waivers\u00a0 in your state ?<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n How do you get DME with Medicaid and state waivers and HCBS programs ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n If you don’t quite qualify for Medicaid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n S<\/strong>tate Funding Assistance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_id=”medscalesadvantage” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, you are covered for everything that Original Medicare Parts A and B cover. You will have at least the same coverage for DME for “use in the home”, and probably a few more benefits depending on your provider.<\/p>\n There may be extra benefits for –<\/p>\n The process for assuring coverage, and for then purchasing the DME, will vary from provider to provider, as each plan will have its own network of doctors and suppliers that they will want you to use.<\/p>\n Always contact your plan provider before you get any equipment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_id=”medscalesbath” _builder_version=”4.16″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may not have been surprised to discover that Medicare doesn’t cover scales, but I think you may be surprised at how much bathroom safety equipment is not covered by Medicare.<\/p>\n Rather a lot of bathroom equipment that is associated with safety, and with making personal hygiene easier, which you may have thought would be covered by Medicare, is not.<\/p>\n I used to think, before researching Medicare, that the more obvious items such as grab bars, raised toilet seats or shower chairs, or anything in fact associated with creating a safer bathroom environment for our elderly parents, would probably have some kind of coverage ……WRONG !!!<\/p>\n Medicare is not there to help prevent elderly from having accidents in the home.<\/p>\n All that Medicare covers has to be “medically necessary”, and as you will see, if you read to the end, this does differ from other funding sources which are there to provide equipment which helps the elderly with avoiding accidents, or just makes living at home possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Medicare, for instance, does not cover any of the following –<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankfully though, when it is medically necessary for the elderly with mobility problems, Medicare Part B does cover crutches, walkers and bedside commodes<\/strong>, all of which can be very useful in the bathroom.<\/p>\n To get coverage, the equipment must be prescribed by a Medicare-enrolled doctor and be “medically necessary”.<\/p>\n In the case of this type of equipment, it means that the person cannot stand without the aids, and these will necessarily improve their quality of life and help with their condition, especially in the bathroom.<\/p>\n Medicare Advantage Plans, or Medicare Part C, is different with regard with to some newer benefits which have been allowed for individuals with chronic illnesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n Advantage Plans may now offer benefits which may include some bathroom safety equipment, or even bathroom modifications, for certain chronic illnesses if it relieves the stress on Original Medicare – and these are benefits which are not available on Original Medicare.<\/p>\n I have a long article with 50 plus safety tips that I have learned over the 11 years that I have looked after my mom and dad. These are both practical tips, and some suggestions for equipment you may find helpful. You can read the article<\/strong>\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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