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\"Healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, Medicare <\/a>does not pay for long-term care. Millions of Medicare<\/a> enrollees must pay for long-term care services like personal assistance at home, assisted living, and nursing home care from their own pocket (savings).<\/p>\n

(Related:\u00a0Employment of People with Disabilities Initiative<\/a>)<\/p>\n

People often misinterpret the coverage provided by Medicare\u2019s \u201cpost-acute\u201d home health care and skilled nursing facility benefits. Post-acute services focus on medically-related skilled nursing and therapy services some patients require following hospital or outpatient treatment. Skilled nursing visits for wound care and physical therapy are examples. Contrastingly, long-term care is comprised of personal assistance with routine activities like bathing, going to the bathroom, and managing medications, typically, for a period of three months or longer. Despite their distinct differences, because home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities offer both types of care, confusion is often the result.<\/p>\n

(Related:\u00a0Preventing Alzheimer’s<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Medicare\u2019s home health care benefits covers intermittent skilled nursing and therapy visits for (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief, Medicare does not pay for long-term care. Millions of Medicare enrollees must pay for long-term care services like personal assistance at home, assisted living, and nursing home care from their own pocket (savings). (Related:\u00a0Employment of People…<\/span><\/p>\n

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