Does Medicare Pay For Hha? 
Medicare will pay for home health care by a Medicare certified home health agency -LRB- HHA -RRB- if four stipulations are met : 1 -RRB- You must be homebound , meaning that it is very taxing to leave home , and assistance of a person or equipment is needed to do so . Trips to the doctor are allowed , and short trips to church , barber , etc are OK as long as they are infrequent . 2 -RRB- You must need skilled care either intermittently -LRB- at least once every 60 days -RRB- or continually on a short term basis -LRB- daily for 3 weeks , more if needed but the need is finite -RRB- . 3 -RRB- Your doctor must sign a Medicare home health certification and plan of care . And 4 -RRB- You receive your care from a Medicare certified HHA . 