{"id":63,"date":"2022-05-20T18:22:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=63"},"modified":"2022-07-11T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:32:49","slug":"medicare-equipment-is-a-necessity-get-covered-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Equipment is a Necessity &#8211; Get Covered Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are in an original Medicare program, also known as Medicare Part B, you are entitled to 80 percent coverage of most medical equipment and supplies. You may be wondering what sort of items are included and whether the ones you depend on are on that list. These items include, but are not limited to wheelchairs, artificial limbs, pacemakers, commode chairs, hospital beds, appliances to aid breathing, neck and back braces, oxygen supplies, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835.jpg 2121w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835-768x512.jpg 768w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStock-1164812835-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify for Medicare coverage, the equipment guidelines are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medically necessary for the insured<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prescribed by a primary care professional<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reusable and durable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicable for in-home use<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few other things to note about medical equipment &#8211; one being that most of it is often rented, you must get it from an approved Medicare supplier, and Medicare does not cover disposable items.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want full coverage of medical supplies and equipment? Additional insurance, like Medigap, covers those costs. <\/span><b>Health Plans of America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help connect you with a licensed Medicare specialist who will help you make informed decisions about your medicare.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are in an original Medicare program, also known as Medicare Part B, you are entitled to 80 percent coverage of most medical equipment and supplies. You may be wondering what sort of items are included and whether the ones you depend on are on that list. These items include, but are not limited to wheelchairs, artificial limbs, pacemakers, commode chairs, hospital beds, appliances to aid breathing, neck and back braces, oxygen supplies, and more. To qualify for Medicare coverage, the equipment guidelines are as follows: Medically necessary for the insured Prescribed by a primary care professional Reusable and durable Applicable for in-home use There are a few other things to note about medical equipment &#8211; one being that<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/?p=63\"> Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotes.healthplansamerica.org\/articles\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}