Medicare Payment for Family Caregiver Training

Medicare payment provision established in the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule allowing reimbursement for practitioners who train family caregivers to support patients with certain diseases or illnesses. Expanded in CY 2025 to include direct care training and added to the Medicare Telehealth Services List on a provisional basis.

Medicare-reimbursed caregiver training delivered by physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, clinical psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or speech language pathologists. Training topics include dementia care techniques, wound care, infection control, and decubitus ulcer prevention. Available via telehealth starting CY 2025. No cost to caregiver beyond standard Medicare cost-sharing.

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

What this record does not yet say

• specific cpt codes
• reimbursement rates
• eligible diagnosis list

Services

Medicare-reimbursed caregiver training delivered by physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, clinical psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or speech language pathologists. Training topics include dementia care techniques, wound care, infection control, and decubitus ulcer prevention. Available via telehealth starting CY 2025. No cost to caregiver beyond standard Medicare cost-sharing.