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If you have diabetes, Medicare or your insurance company may pay for shoes or sneakers, leaving you with no out-of-pocket cost. Medicare has specific coverage guidelines regarding what shoes it will cover and for what conditions.
If you have diabetes, Medicare or your insurance company may pay for shoes or sneakers, leaving you with no out-of-pocket cost. Medicare has specific coverage guidelines regarding what shoes it will cover and for what conditions.
The types of shoes Medicare covers yearly include one of the following:
The beneficiary must be treated under a comprehensive diabetes care plan and need therapeutic shoes or inserts because of diabetes to qualify for Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes. They must also have at least one of the following conditions in one or both feet:
For Medicare to pay for a beneficiary's therapeutic shoes, the doctor treating their diabetes must certify that the beneficiary has diabetes and that: