Common question

Does Medicare pay for grab bars?

Original Medicare doesn't. Some Medicare Advantage plans include bathroom-safety items, but fewer each year. Check the plan's benefits before open enrollment ends Dec 7.

Checked facts on this

• Fewer Medicare Advantage members have bathroom-safety benefits; check your 2027 planRule change, checked Nov 12
• Medicare Open Enrollment ends December 7Deadline, checked Nov 12
• Pensacola's Baptist Health is dropping Wellcare and Devoted Medicare Advantage plansLocal office, checked Nov 12
• Plan dropped? A separate 63-day clock starts for Medigap without health questionsDeadline, checked Nov 12

Programs to look at

• Medicare Advantage bathroom-safety benefitSome Medicare Advantage plans cover things like grab bars or a shower seat, but only for certain enrollees.
• Texas ramps and bathroom changes grant (Amy Young)Texas grants for ramps, grab bars and bathroom changes for lower-income people with disabilities.
• Medicare home health careMedicare pays for nurses and therapists at home for a limited time when a doctor orders it.