What Medical Services Does Medicaid Cover?

Every state's Medicaid program covers basic medical care, to the same extent that Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B do. This includes:

• Inpatient hospital care

• Inpatient short-term skilled nursing- or rehabilitation-facility care

• Doctor services

• Outpatient hospital or clinic care

• Laboratory and X-ray services

• Short-term home healthcare (provided by a home healthcare agency)

• Ambulance service

• Prescription drugs for people not covered by Medicare

For these basic services, Medicaid pays the Medicare deductibles and co-payments for people who are enrolled in both programs. Also, neither Medicaid nor the healthcare provider can charge the patient any co-payment above what Medicaid pays.

In some states, Medicaid coverage for medical care is even broader than what Medicare covers, with certain extra medical services. If a state Medicaid program covers an extra medical service, it can charge the patient a small co-payment for it. The extra coverage offered, and the co-payments for each extra service, vary from state to state but may include:

• Eye examinations and glasses

• Hearing tests and hearing aids

• Dental care

• Preventive screenings

• Physical therapy (beyond what's offered under Medicare)

• Nonemergency transportation to and from medical treatment

• Some non-Medicare-covered prescription drugs and some nonprescription drugs, including certain vitamins

• Chiropractic

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