Home Health

One of the core considerations of the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Medicare Platform is to reduce ongoing barriers to care. Home health is one area in particular where the Center has seen a disturbing increase in access issues. Advocates, … [Read more...] about New Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet

Medicare home health coverage plays a vital role in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of adults in need of community-based care. Unfortunately, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) regularly hears from Medicare beneficiaries and … [Read more...] about Inadequate Personal Care at Home Increases Overall Medicare Costs

A recently published study in The American Journal of Accountable Care finds that home health care may result in lower costs and a lower hospital readmission rate for Medicare beneficiaries after emergency room visits. The study, “Improved Cost and … [Read more...] about Study Finds Home Health Lowers Costs and Readmission Rates Compared to Hospital Care

As we have reported in the past, the ability to get Medicare-covered home health aide care has greatly declined in recent years. This is true even when individuals meet the law’s homebound and skilled care requirements – and thus qualify for … [Read more...] about Home Health Aide Coverage Continues to Shrink: Attention Must Be Paid

The ProblemMrs. B contacted the Center for Medicare Advocacy seeking assistance with Medicare home health coverage. She lives with her husband who has advanced Parkinson’s disease. He receives physical therapy and speech language pathology … [Read more...] about Case Spotlight: A Medicare Beneficiary in Need of Home Health Aides

– Join us for Our Medicare Home Health Webinar · January 23 at 3pm EST– Guest Speaker: Physical Therapist Cindy Krafft, PT, MSLast week, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress.  One … [Read more...] about Keep Medicare Home Health Care an Age-Friendly Benefit