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Medicare only partially covers lift chairs under Medicare Part B (only the lifting mechanism will be covered, not the entire unit). Lift chairs would be considered a type of durable medical equipment and certain requirements would need to be met for Medicare to provide the coverage for lift chairs (e.g. being prescribed for use in your home by your physician and/or requesting a certificate of medical necessity).
Under Part B, Medicare will cover 80% of the costs of DMEs, leaving you responsible for the other 20%. A Medicare supplement can help you cover the other 20% of expenses.
Medicare part B covers 80% of the costs and you or your supplement would pay the other 20% of durable medical equipment, not chairs themselves but mechanical or hydraulic devices that help to safely lift a person They make it easier get in and out of bed or chair
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Under Part B, Medicare will cover 80% of the costs of DMEs, leaving you responsible for the other 20%. A Medicare supplement can help you cover the other 20% of expenses.