Column: Medicare assistance at home distinguished From Medicaid

Column: Medicare assistance at home distinguished From Medicaid

The first thing you need to know when searching for assistance at home for a parent, spouse, or other loved one is the difference between help received under Medicare and Medicaid. Because of the similarity of the terms there is often confusion. Medicaid under the Medicaid Waiver Program may offer help for non-medical at home health care for a longer period of…