...of covered home health visits under the program, such visits are restricted to those persons who are homebound and in need of part-time or intermittent...skilled nursing care, or physical or speech therapy, preconditions which generally exclude large numbers of chronically ill persons requiring extended care...

...Covered services are limited to people who are confined to their homes under the care of a physician and in need of parttime or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical or speech therapy. When provided in conjunction with skilled nursing care, home health aides, occupational therapy, medical...

...must be confined to his or her home and under the care of a physician. In addition, the person must be in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care, or physical or speech therapy. Services must be provided by a home health agency certified to participate under Medicare, according...

...ILL. THE CURRENT MEDICARE HOME CARE BENEFIT REQUIRES A PATIENT TO BE UNDER THE CARE OF A PHYSICIAN, HOMEBOUND, AND IN NEED OF PART-TIME OR INTERMITTENT...THERAPY. ONCE THE PATIENT MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS, S/HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING, HOME HEALTH AIDE, SPEECH THERAPY,...

...covered services are limited to people who are confined to their homes under the care of a physician and in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical or speech therapy. When provided in conjunction with skilled nursing care, home health aides, occupational therapy, medical...

...covered services are limited to people who are confined to their homes under the care of a physician and in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical or speech therapy. When provided in conjunction with skilled nursing care, home health aides, occupational therapy, medical...

...services — provides care to a beneficiary who is confined to his home,1 under a physician's care, and in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical or speech therapy. In addition, the home health benefit may cover the cost of services to help patients and their families...

...LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE HOME HEALTH BENEFIT IS AN ACUTE CARE BENEFIT WHICH REQUIRES A PATIENT TO BE HOMEBOUND AND IN NEED OF PART-TIME OR INTERMITTENT SKILLED NURSING CARE OR PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR ILLNESSES WHICH WILL RESPOND FAVORABLY TO TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT DOES NOT COVER THE...

...assistance to those in their own residences, but it is an acute care benefit which requires a patient to be homebound and in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical therapy for illnesses which will respond favorably to treatment. Additionally, it does not cover the...

...in their own residences, but it is an acute care benefit which requires a patient to be horoebound and in need of part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care or physical therapy for illnesses which will respond favorably to treatment. Additionally, it does not cover the...