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Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Texas?

By Carol Bennett, Senior EditorUpdated How we evaluate

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The short answer

Yes, but only for people who live alone, are alone much of the day, lack a caregiver, or live with someone too incapacitated to call for help. Texas' STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program: Emergency Response Services lists a medical alert.

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What stands out in Texas

Texas' STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program: Emergency Response Services lists a medical alert

Medicaid calls it a PERS.

Programs for older adults
ProgramWho it servesMedical alert?Source
STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program: Emergency Response ServicesCondition: Limited to people who live alone, are alone much of the day, lack a caregiver, or live with someone too incapacitated to call for help.Aged and disabled adults enrolled in STAR+PLUS HCBSLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“Emergency response services (ERS) are provided through an electronic monitoring system and are used by functionally impaired adults who live alone or who are functionally isolated in the community.”
“ERS services are limited to those individuals who: live alone; are alone for significant parts of the day; have no regular primary caregiver for extended periods of time and who would otherwise require extensive supervision; or live with someone who is too incapacitated to call for help should the need arise.”

One phone call starts the application

Call Aging and Disability Resource Center (855-YES-ADRC): 855-937-2372

Ask for a “personal emergency response system” under the STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program: Emergency Response Services program. What else to ask

91 Medicare Advantage plans here list a medical alert

How CMS marks these

Anderson8 plans
Andrews5 plans
Angelina4 plans
Aransas8 plans
Archer7 plans
Armstrong5 plans
Atascosa12 plans
Austin13 plans
Bailey7 plans
Bandera12 plans
Bastrop4 plans
Baylor5 plans

Medicare lists 1,642 equipment suppliers here

Home equipment, not alerts; price labels explained

Abilene8 suppliers
Addison3 suppliers
Alamo Heights1 supplier
Aledo1 supplier
Allen9 suppliers
Alpine1 supplier
Alvarado1 supplier
Alvin3 suppliers
Amarillo10 suppliers
Angleton2 suppliers
Anna1 supplier
Argyle2 suppliers

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24.2% of older Texas residents live alone

People 65 and over who live alone
24.2%
981,431 people. Census ACS 2020-2024. Census source
Deaths from falls, age 65+, per 100,000
60.3
Age-adjusted, 2024. CDC source

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If nothing pays, the monthly bill is yours

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Questions families ask

Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Texas?

Yes: Texas' STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program: Emergency Response Services lists one, with a condition.

Do Medicare Advantage plans in Texas cover a medical alert?

91 Medicare Advantage plans in Texas list a medical alert for 2027.

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