Durable Medical Equipment

Durable medical equipment is very common among elderly people who are
in need of medical equipment that is used daily and is in constant use.
Some of these durable medical equipment items include hospital beds,
walkers, oxygen tents, and wheel chairs. To be classified as a piece of
durable medical equipment, the medical materials can not be disposable.
For example daily used bandages, irrigating kits, and rubber gloves are
not considered as durable medical equipment.

Durable medical equipment
is usually covered by Medicare as long as the equipment is used to
treat of illness or improve the functioning of body parts. Some daily
used equipment that Medicare doesn’t cover includes air conditioners,
dehumidifies, and the equipment that is not specifically medically
related.

The reason that health programs cover durable medical
equipment is because even though the equipment is not medicine, the
equipment serves as a sort of treatment mechanism that helps a person
deal with or treats their condition.