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 ...

A person who has undergone an ileostomy, colostomy, or urinary ostomy may require an ostomy bag following the procedure. Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies to be prosthetic devices.

Question: My family is planning a vacation to Hawaii this year. I wear an ostomy pouch and wonder how cabin pressure might affect it. I’m sure ostomy patients do fly, but I really don’t want any ...

Stephanie Sullivan, attended one of WPTV's first Let's Hear It events when she was worried about being priced out of their ...

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 ...