The estimated number of Medicare enrollees relying on certified home health agencies declined in recent years as funding for the service slipped and a new cottage industry of in-home care blossomed.

Medicare covers up to 8 hours per day and a maximum of 28-35 hours per week of home health care under Part A or Part B when this service is provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency. To be ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Clark Fork Valley Hospital will close its Medicare-certified home health agency effective Jan. 1. Hospice services will continue, unchanged. The hospital says labor shortages and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Home health care services are a valuable Medicare benefit that provides a wide variety of part-time or intermittent in-home skilled nursing care, therapy and other aid to ...

Medicine, technology and education have played a major part in extending the average life span. According to the U.S. Census, the population aged 65 and older accounts for 13 percent of the population ...

Dear Savvy Senior: How does Medicare cover in-home health care? My husband has a chronic health condition that makes it very difficult for him to leave the house, so I’m wondering whether he could ...