Apr 18, Medicare for air purifiers

 

Q: Will Medicare cover the cost of air purifiers? And if so which air purifiers for allergies and asthma will medicare cover?

I've heard of medicare air purifier coverage, and I've also heard of it being denied, but I've never been in the middle of the negotiation for it. Because of the variables by state and by model you'd have to contact Medicare yourself or talk to a Doctor about it.

Here's what someone else told me:

It's possible that Medicare will pay in full for the air purifier, especially if your M.D. determines the use of an air purifier necessary and prescribes it. You would first purchase the air purifier, and then submit the receipt to Medicare for reimbursement.

Please contact Medicare to see if you're eligible for such reimbursement and to obtain proper forms to submit the receipt to them for reimbursement.

However, this is NOT the best way to proceed, as this process takes months during which time you will not have the air purifier and will have to wait for it.

Don't forget too that paying for the air purifier by credit card gives you 30 days before first (minimum) payment is due, during which time you may already be reimbursed by Medicare and would be able to pay off the entire purchase amount before even making the first payment on your CC!

If you learn something please let me know so I can share that info with others as it comes up every so often..

Breathe Well,

Mark

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