Medicare Physical Therapy Benefits

If you are wondering what is covered by your Medicare physical therapy benefits you may be surprised to know that you need a little clearance for going to get physical therapy in the first place.  Medicare physical therapy benefits have clearly defined criteria to be able to be covered by Medicare.  Listed below is how you go about getting Medicare physical therapy benefits if you feel that you are in need of the benefits for yourself or someone you know.

• Your condition must make physical therapy a necessity.  If you just feel that physical therapy would help you feel better overall but you are not medically in need you will not be covered by Medicare physical therapy benefits.
• Medicare physical therapy benefits will kick in when your doctor or therapist sets up the plan of treatment.  This is a way for Medicare to be sure that your doctor or therapist is directly involved in the process.
• In addition your doctor must periodically review the plan to see how long you will get therapy.  Your Medicare physical therapy benefits will not be open-ended as your doctor or therapist will have to continually check in with you.

The goal of Medicare physical therapy benefits is to only cover the type of therapy that will improve your condition or prevent your condition from worsening.  Otherwise, you may need to find an alternative to Medicare physical therapy benefits to improve your situation.

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