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Beginning March 1, 2020, certain practitioners may certify that patients are eligible for Medicare home health services, order these services, and establish and review home health plans of care (POCs).
You can receive home health care coverage under either Medicare Part A or Part B. Under Part B, you are eligible for home health care if you are homebound and need skilled care . There is no prior hospital stay requirement for Part B coverage of home health care.
Medicare Coverage of Home Health Care . Who’s eligible? If you have Medicare, you can use your home health benefits if: 1. You’re under the care of a doctor, and you’re getting services under a plan of care established and reviewed regularly by a doctor. 2. You need, and a doctor certifies that you need, one or more of these:
methodology based on information from home health claims, other Medicare claims, and data elements from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS). The claims
What criteria must be met to qualify for home health services? Medicare covers home health services when a patient meets all of these criteria: 1. The beneficiary to whom services are furnished is eligible and enrolled in Part A and/or Part B of the Medicare Program 2. The beneficiary is eligible for coverage of home health services 3.
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