Home Health - Blanding, UT

Home health care is paid by a variety of sources. Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance companies and social services organizations cover qualifying home care services. The following are examples of the common payment sources.

• Medicare covers 100% of the cost if a patient requires skilled care services and is homebound. Many of the services mentioned on the previous page are skilled care services. A patient is classified as homebound if there exists a normal inability to leave home and leaving home requires a considerable and taxing effort by the individual. A person may leave home for medical treatment or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as attending religious services.
• Medicaid provides home health care services when patients require skilled care and does not have the same homebound requirements that Medicare has. Medicaid will not cover medical social work services in the home. Check with your Medicaid office to determine your eligibility and what services are covered.
• Private Insurance provide home health care based upon the patient’s insurance benefit plan. Some insurance plans provide many services while other plans provide very little.
• Social service organizations have limited provisions that occasionally require being placed on a waiting list for services. These services are often limited in time and are based on financial need and other eligibility requirements.