Medicare DOES pay for

● Blood sugar meters

● Blood sugar test strips

● Canes

● Commode chairs

● Continuous passive motion machines, devices & accessories

● Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines

● Crutches

● Hospital beds

● Infusion pumps & supplies

● Nebulizers & nebulizer medications

● Oxygen equipment & accessories

● Patient lifts (Hoyer lifts)

● Pressure-reducing support surfaces

● Suction pumps

● Traction equipment

● Walkers

● Wheelchairs & scooters

Medicare DOES NOT pay for

● Ramps

● Widened doors

● Walk-in tubs or showers with handrails

● Bathtub seats

● Grab bars

● Nonslip flooring

● Posture chairs

● Raised toilet seats

Medicare DOES NOT pay for disposable items like:

● incontinence pads/guards/diapers/calmoseptine

● compression leggings

● alcohol swabs

● adhesive tape

However, when on hospice, Medicare WILL PAY for incontinence pads/guards/diapers/calmoseptine

● In some cases, Medicaid will pay for these supplies (varies by state). Medi-Cal (California) does cover the supplies

Version: YT 1/2025