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Do Medicare Recipients Get Home Health Care Products?
Date Updated: October 29, 2025
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Medicare recipients get home health care products but must pay part of the cost of supplies. You may be able to get home health care products through Medicare if you have Part B coverage, your doctor deems the products medically necessary and you purchase or rent the items through a supplier enrolled in Medicare.
How to Qualify for Home Health Care Products
To qualify for home health care products under Medicare, you must carry Part B coverage. Additionally, your doctor or health care provider must order them as part of your care and prescribe them for in-home use. The doctor who orders the home health care product must participate in Medicare, and you must obtain the product from a Medicare-approved vendor.
You must rent most home health care products, but under some circumstances, you can purchase them. In some cases, you own the product after you’ve made a certain number of rental payments.
What Home Health Care Products Does Medicare Cover?
Medicare covers a broad range of products and supplies, including:
- Diabetes supplies, including blood sugar meters and blood sugar test strips
- Mobility aids, such as canes, crutches, wheelchairs and walkers
- Hospital beds
- Nebulizers and nebulizer medication
- CPAP machines
- Continuous passive motion machines and devices
- Infusion pumps and supplies
- Patient lifts
- Pressure-reducing support surfaces, such as mattress pads or air-fluidized beds
- Suction pumps
- Traction equipment
- Oxygen equipment and accessories
While Medicare pays for most of the cost of home health care products, you have a payment obligation. First, if you haven’t already done so, you must pay your annual deductible, which comes in at $240 in 2024. Additionally, you must pay 20% of the Medicare-approved cost of the equipment you’re renting or purchasing.
How Do I Find Covered Durable Medical Equipment?
Medicare maintains a comprehensive directory of Medicare-enrolled suppliers throughout the country that provide durable medical equipment. Through this resource, you supply your zip code and either browse the directory or specify the equipment you’re looking for. The directory contains stores, pharmacies and other vendors that stock the item you’re seeking, and it notes whether a given supplier charges the Medicare-approved amount.