Original Medicare only covers treatment from specific caregivers. Rules apply depending on the kind of care a person receives and the services a caregiver provides, which includes some at-home care.
Under Medicare rules, caregivers are qualified healthcare professionals such as nurses or therapists. Medicare does not pay for care from family members, friends, or privately hired home health aides.
Indiana Medicaid Director Cora Steinmetz reiterated FSSA does not have “regular insight or transparency” into arrangements between provider agencies and direct caregivers. The Family and Social ...