Adjusting to life with an ostomy can be challenging, both physically and financially. From finding the right pouching system to managing daily care, it often takes time, patience and the ...

Medicare is quietly weighing a policy shift that could upend the lives of millions of Americans who depend on ostomy and urological supplies to survive. In November, regulators will decide whether to ...

Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies as prosthetic devices. This means Medicare should cover them as long as they’re ordered by a doctor or other healthcare professional who works with ...

Medicare Part B covers colostomy supplies if a Medicare-enrolled healthcare professional deems them medically necessary. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans may also offer coverage. After meeting the ...