Transitional care management services
Medicare may cover transitional care management services if you’re returning to your community after an inpatient stay at certain facilities, like a hospital or skilled nursing facility . You’ll also be able to get an in-person office visit within 2 weeks of your return home.
Your costs in Original Medicare
After you meet the Part B deductible, you pay coinsurance for these services.
Things to know
The health care provider who’s managing your transition back into the community will work with you, your family, caregivers, and other providers to coordinate and manage your care for the first 30 days after you return home.
The health care provider may also:
- Review information on the care you got in the facility
- Provide information to help you transition back to living in the community
- Get referrals or make arrangements for follow-up care or community resources
- Schedule appointments
- Manage your medications