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Q: What criteria are required for Medicare to approve services?

A: Meeting Medicare eligibility means the home health patient

1. must be a current Medicare recipient.
2. must be homebound.
3. A skilled care such as nursing or therapy must be medically necessary as determined by your physician.

Medicare defines homebound as a person who leaves the home infrequently for non-medical reasons. Some things to consider when determining homebound status are:

• Shortness of breath with exertion
• Ability to drive a car
• Confused and/or disoriented easily
• Inability to focus and/or memory lapses
• Walk with assistance from device or another person

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