Your Medicare Coverage
Find out what Medicare covers
People diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea are eligible to get a 3-month trial of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers virtual check-ins with your doctor or certain other providers using audio or video communication technology like your phone or a computer, without going to the doctor's office...
Part A or Medicare Part B may cover implantable defibrillators...
Explanation of Medicare Part B coverage doctor and other health care provider services...
Part B covers screenings to check for diabetes. You may be eligible for 2 diabetes screenings each year...
Medicare covers some clinical research studies, which test different types of medical care, like how well a cancer drug works...
Part B covers blood tests (cholesterol, lipid, triglyceride levels) every 5 years to help detect conditions that may lead to a heart attack or stroke...
Home health services like intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, continued occupational services...
Medicare covers up to 6 kidney disease education sessions by a qualified provider to help delay dialysis/prevent disease complications...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a foot exam every 6 months as long as you haven't seen a foot care professional for another reason between visits...
Generally, Medicare doesn't cover eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, following cataract surgery that implants an intraocular lens, Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps pay for corrective lenses (one pair of eyeglasses with standard frames or one set of contact lenses)...
Part B covers HIV screenings for the virus leading to AIDS every 12 months or up to 3 times during pregnancy...
Part B covers Low Dose Computed Tomography lung cancer screening once each year if you meet certain conditions...
Part B covers a diabetes prevention program once if you meet certain conditions...
Part B covers prosthetic devices needed to replace a body part or function when a doctor or other health care provider enrolled in Medicare orders them...
Explanation of Medicare’s coverage of a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program for those with moderate to very severe COPD...
Explanation of Medicare’s coverage of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screenings...
Part B covers 2 different pneumococcal shots. Part B covers the first shot at any time and a different, second shot if it’s given at least one year after the first shot...
Explanation of medially necessary treatment of a surgical or surgically treated wound covered under Medicare Part B...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers disease-specific services to help manage your care for a single, complex chronic condition that puts you at risk of hospitalization, physical or cognitive decline, or death. If you have 1 chronic high-risk condition that you expect to last at…
Medicare may cover transitional care management services if you're returning to your community after a stay at certain facilities, like a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF)...
If you’ve had Part B for longer than 12 months, you can get a yearly “Wellness” visit once every 12 months...
Medicare covers a "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit with your primary care doctor. You can get the "Welcome to Medicare" introductory visit only within the first 12 months you have Part B. Read about what to expect during your "Welcome to Medicare" preventive…
Medicare doesn't cover long-term care...
Part B doesn’t cover insulin (unless an insulin pump is medically necessary), insulin pens, syringes, needles, alcohol swabs, or gauze...
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