Category: Coverage by State

Florida Medicaid generally will not buy a walk-in tub. The SMMC Long-Term Care home-modification benefit usually funds a roll-in shower instead. The honest nuance. Read more

Not standard DME, but New York Medicaid can cover a stair lift via NHTD or TBI waiver E-mods or the Community First Choice Option. Caps and who to call. Read more

Standard Medi-Cal will not buy a stair lift, but CalAIM Community Supports, the HCBA waiver, or the VA can. How each 2026 pathway works. Read more

The VA HISA grant pays up to $6,800 or $2,000 lifetime for medically necessary home modifications like ramps and roll-in showers. Here are the 2026 amounts, who qualifies, and how to apply. Read more

Texas Medicaid can cover a stair lift through the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver as a minor home modification, capped at $7,500 lifetime. Here’s who qualifies, the 2026 limits, and how to apply. Read more

Florida Medicaid can cover a stair lift through the SMMC Long-Term Care program when it is medically necessary, but not as a standard benefit. Here is who qualifies and how to apply in 2026. Read more

Original Medicare does not cover stair lifts or walk-in tubs because they count as home modifications, not durable medical equipment. Here’s why, the rare Medicare Advantage exception, and who actually pays. Read more