Your Medicare Coverage
Is my test, item, or service covered?
Medicare doesn't cover custodial care if that's the only care you need. Most nursing home care is custodial care. Custodial care helps you with activities of daily living (like bathing, dressing, using the bathroom, and eating) or personal needs that could be done safely and reasonably…
Medicare Part B doesn’t cover common medical supplies like bandages and gauze. Medicare covers some supplies as durable medical equipment...
Medicare doesn't cover massage therapy...
Medicare doesn't cover incontinence supplies or adult diapers...
Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids or exams for fitting hearing aids...
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)...
Medicare doesn’t cover eye exams for eyeglasses or contact lenses...
Medicare doesn’t usually cover routine foot care...
Medicare doesn't cover cosmetic surgery unless it's needed because of accidental injury or to improve the function of a malformed body part. Medicare covers breast prostheses for breast reconstruction if you had a mastectomy because of breast cancer...
Medicare doesn't cover most dental services, procedures, and supplies...
Explanation of inpatient religious, non-medical health care institution (RNHCI) care covered under Medicare based on certain conditions...
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