The link that Jim provided is correct. Unfortunately, prior to 1999 with Bill Clinton in office Medicare DID provide for ongoing home health care via MEDICARE. I know, I lived it for two full years.
I got 2 hours every morning of home health aide care and 2 hours every evening at home health aide care 7 days a week starting in 1997 when I joined Original Medicare after having to stop working because of my secondary spinal cord injury brought on by syringomyelia. I was not eligible for MEDICAID because of money income and then because of my husband's income. After the "Prospective Payment System" went into effect thanks to Clinton all of that changed. Home health agencies got paid differently. Instead of Medicare paying for each home health aide visit... Medicare paid by Medicare certified home health agency one lump sum. Therefore, because of greed and money, the home health agencies wanted to keep that lump sum to the detriment of the beneficiaries who are receiving the care prior to the PPS system. I was one of those beneficiaries also known as a victim of the way Medicare certified home health agencies got paid after 1999. As a result, my husband suffered an I suffered without the care that I had been getting when I married my husband. God forbid him and I worked for a living and therefore making me not eligible for Medicaid. Yes, I have looked into everything over those years. Sad. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Jim Lubin <jlu...@eskimo.com> wrote: > I found this: > > https://www.caring.com/articles/medicare-home-care > > > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 6:29 PM, greg <g...@eskimo.com> wrote: > >> I was told today that SSDI Madicare disability can pay for caregivers... >> Has anyone ever heard or tried this? >> I heard Medicaid can, but not SSDI? >> >> Thanks so much, >> Greg >> > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
