From my experience, Medicare pays for "hospital" stays and most 'stuff' youget while in the hospital. They will pay for hosp.beds (I got a 'fully' electric chair by writing a letter and a former attendant wrote a letter saying she had to quit because with a bed so low she could not transfer me) They will pay for a 'nurse' who can come once a day if there is a medical reason --changing dressing, IV's etc. I have a nurse who comes once a week that mecicare pays for.
Medicaid pays for everything else--things in the hospital that Medicare will not, homemakers, attendant care-from agencies- and of course the biggest thing--meds. Medicare will not pay for meds.
I don't know about the supplemental stuff. If you want control of who works for you, and your insurance pays for it--stay with your insurance with Medicare as your primary. The agencies are the pits to work with and many times they will leave you in bed, will comes hours later than they say, If you are not able to "watch" them while they are working, agency people will do as little as they can! I know not "all" do, but the majority do. Even if you leave notes around to put things here or there, they will ignore it. And if they think you are too much work, that homemaker will complain to their supervisor and they will send someone else. It works the other way too--if you find someone you like, you can call the schedular and say you like so and so, can she be here all the time. Here, they are pretty good at that--it might be because if they send someone I do 'not' like, they hear about it! BG!
Dana and Rocco
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----- Original Message ----- From: "LesterSmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Greg'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Medicare ?
I have Medicare part A & B. It has been a big help with hospital stays and doctor visits. It paid a very good amount if my new TDX5 wheelchair. It did not cover the purchase of my air mattress. It will not cover a new shower/commode chair I need. I do not know if you can use it for attendant care.
Lester
-----Original Message----- From: Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 4:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Medicare ?
I will be getting Medicare (not Medicaid) in a few months. What can I expect to be able to get? Will it help pay for an attendant? If so, will they only pay a service, or can you hire someone yourself? Will they buy a new bed?
It looks like I get 4 Supplemental Insurance companies to pick from. I hope they cover enough stuff. I'd like to stop my insurance, it's ghastly expensive.
Greg
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