Check with the person who will provide the transportation. You may qualify for transportation services even if you are not eligible under Area Agency on Aging or Department of Public Welfare criteria. Check with the transportation provider. A letter from your doctor is usually required. It should state that you are unable to walk and therefore cannot be transported any other way.
Some insurance companies pay for transportation by ambulance.
Check if yours covers this service. Some hospitals provide vans to transport patients to their facilities. Check with your doctor, nurse, or the social worker to see if your hospital provides this service. Medicare will not pay for ambulance transportation from your home to your doctor's office. It may help pay for ambulance transportation to the hospital or a skilled nursing facility, between the hospital and skilled nursing facility, from the hospital or skilled nursing facility to your home, if transportation in any other vehicle could endanger your health.