Financial Planning in Alzheimer's Disease (cont.)
Medicaid Coverage
Medicaid coverage varies from state to state. For specific coverage guidelines, contact your state's Department of Human Services. Generally, Medicaid benefits include:
Transportation
- Ambulance services when other means of transportation are detrimental to the patient's health
- Transportation to and from the hospital at time of admission or discharge when required by the patient's condition
- Transportation to and from a hospital, outpatient clinic, doctor's office, or other facility when the doctor certifies the need for this service
Ambulatory Centers
- Ambulatory health care centers are private corporations or public agencies that are not part of a hospital. They provide preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services under the direction of a doctor. Ambulatory services covered by Medicaid include dental, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and vision care.
Hospital Services
- Inpatient hospital care up to 60 days for an illness
- Private hospital rooms only when the illness requires the patient to be isolated for his or her own health or the health of others
- Outpatient preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services
- Professional and technical laboratory and radiological services
Medical Supplies and Medications
- General medical supplies (when prescribed by a doctor)
- Durable medical equipment (such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, side rails, oxygen administration apparatus, special safety aids, etc.)
- Medications prescribed by a doctor, dentist, or podiatrist
Home Health Care
- Visiting nurse
- Home health aide
- Physical therapist
Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities (providing short-term care for a patient whose condition is stable or reversible) are covered through Medicaid with a physician's authorization.
For More Information:
Health Insurance Association of America
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036-3998
(202) 223-7780
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Financing Administration
6325 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 786-3000
Reviewed by the doctors at the The Cleveland Clinic Neuroscience Center.
Edited by Charlotte E. Grayson, MD, June 2004, WebMD.
Portions of this page © The Cleveland Clinic 2000-2004
Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2005 6:35:19 AM
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