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Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Idaho?

By Carol Bennett, Senior EditorUpdated How we evaluate

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The short answer

Yes, but only for people who rent or own a home or live with unpaid caregivers, are alone for long periods, and need extensive supervision. Idaho's Aged and Disabled (A&D) Waiver lists a medical alert, if your parent qualifies for nursing-home-level care.

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What stands out in Idaho

Idaho's Aged and Disabled (A&D) Waiver lists a medical alert

Medicaid calls it a PERS.

Programs for older adults
ProgramWho it servesMedical alert?Source
Aged and Disabled (A&D) WaiverCondition: Limited to participants who rent or own a home or live with unpaid caregivers, are alone for long periods, and need extensive supervision.Adults 18+ who are elderly or physically disabled and meet nursing facility level of careLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“12. Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) . Electronic devices enabling participants to secure help in an emergency which connects to a participant’s phone and is programmed to signal a response center when activated.”
“PERS is limited to participants who rent or own a home, or live with unpaid caregivers, are alone for extended periods with no caregiver, and require extensive, routine supervision.”

One phone call starts the application

Call Idaho DHW Self Reliance / Medicaid application line: 877-456-1233

Ask for a “personal emergency response system” under the Aged and Disabled (A&D) Waiver. Start the application online. What else to ask

No Medicare Advantage plan here lists a medical alert

How CMS marks these

AdaNo plans listed
AdamsNo plans listed
BannockNo plans listed
Bear LakeNo plans listed
BenewahNo plans listed
BinghamNo plans listed
BlaineNo plans listed
BoiseNo plans listed
BonnerNo plans listed
BonnevilleNo plans listed
BoundaryNo plans listed
ButteNo plans listed

Medicare lists 92 equipment suppliers here

Home equipment, not alerts; price labels explained

American Falls1 supplier
Ammon1 supplier
Blackfoot3 suppliers
Boise14 suppliers
Bonners Ferry1 supplier
Burley2 suppliers
Caldwell2 suppliers
Chubbuck2 suppliers
Coeur D Alene5 suppliers
Coeur D'alene1 supplier
Garden City1 supplier
Grangeville3 suppliers

Lift chairs · Medicare and lift chairs · Adjustable beds.

23.7% of older Idaho residents live alone

People 65 and over who live alone
23.7%
77,940 people. Census ACS 2020-2024. Census source
Deaths from falls, age 65+, per 100,000
121.9
Age-adjusted, 2024. CDC source

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If nothing pays, the monthly bill is yours

Original Medicare does not pay; compare prices.

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Questions families ask

Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Idaho?

Yes: Idaho's Aged and Disabled (A&D) Waiver lists one, with a condition.

Do Medicare Advantage plans in Idaho cover a medical alert?

No Medicare Advantage plan in Idaho lists a medical alert for 2027.

Data checked October 12, 2026. How we built this · Report a correction