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Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Nebraska?

By Carol Bennett, Senior EditorUpdated How we evaluate

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The short answer

Yes. Nebraska's Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver lists a medical alert, if your parent qualifies for nursing-home-level care.

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What stands out in Nebraska

Nebraska's Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver lists a medical alert

Medicaid calls it a PERS.

Programs for older adults
ProgramWho it servesMedical alert?Source
Aged and Disabled (AD) WaiverPeople over 65 and people ages 0-64 with disabilities who meet nursing facility level of careLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“Personal Care; Personal Emergency Response System (PERS); Respite; and”

One phone call starts the application

Call Nebraska Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC): 844-843-6364

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

1 Medicare Advantage plan here lists a medical alert

How CMS marks these

Adams1 plan
Antelope1 plan
ArthurNo plans listed
BlaineNo plans listed
Boone1 plan
Box ButteNo plans listed
BoydNo plans listed
BrownNo plans listed
Buffalo1 plan
Burt1 plan
Butler1 plan

Medicare lists 165 equipment suppliers here

Home equipment, not alerts; price labels explained

Ainsworth1 supplier
Albion1 supplier
Alliance2 suppliers
Aurora1 supplier
Beatrice2 suppliers
Bellevue3 suppliers
Bennington1 supplier
Bloomfield1 supplier
Broken Bow1 supplier
Burwell1 supplier
Cambridge1 supplier
Central City1 supplier

Lift chairs · Medicare and lift chairs · Adjustable beds.

29.6% of older Nebraska residents live alone

People 65 and over who live alone
29.6%
97,948 people. Census ACS 2020-2024. Census source
Deaths from falls, age 65+, per 100,000
68.3
Age-adjusted, 2024. CDC source

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Questions families ask

Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Nebraska?

Yes: Nebraska's Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver lists one.

Do Medicare Advantage plans in Nebraska cover a medical alert?

1 Medicare Advantage plan in Nebraska lists a medical alert for 2027.

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