Chronic care management services
How often is it covered?
Medicare may pay for a health care professional's help to manage your health conditions if both of these apply:
- You have 2 or more serious chronic conditions.
- Your conditons are expected to last at least a year.
Chronic care management offers additional help managing conditions like these:
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Heart disease
- Osteoporosis
Services may include:
- At least 20 minutes per month of chronic care management services
- Personalized help from a health care professional to create a care plan based on your needs and goals
- Care coordinated between your doctor, pharmacy, specialists, testing centers, hospitals, and other services
- Phone check-ins between visits to keep you on track
- Emergency access to a health care professional, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Expert help with setting and meeting your health goals
Who's eligible?
All people with Part B are covered. To get started, ask your health care professionals if they provide chronic care management services.
Your costs in Original Medicare
You may pay a monthly fee, and the Part B
and
apply. If you have supplemental insurance, or have both Medicare and Medicaid, it may help cover the monthly fee.