The Diabetic Therapeutic Shoe Policy enables diabetic patients to acquire the specialized footwear they need with partial payment by Medicare. Each calendar year Medicare will reimburse up to 80% of the Medicare allowance for one pair of depth shoes and three pairs of diabetic inserts. Supplemental insurance will usually pay the other 20%. These benefits may each year provide you depth shoes and diabetic inserts at no out of pocket cost to the patient.
MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be diabetic.
- Must be Medicare recipients.
- Must have prescription for "depth shoes" or "depth shoes and diabetic inserts" from MD, DO or DPM.
- Must have Certifying Physician's Support Statement signed by physician treating patient's diabetic condition. Certifying physician must be an MD or DO.