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Explanation of Medicare Part B coverage of a broad range of outpatient primary care and preventive services in rural health clinics...
Part B covers suction pumps as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home...
Medicare Part B doesn’t cover common medical supplies like bandages and gauze. Medicare covers some supplies as durable medical equipment...
Part B covers one pair of custom-molded shoes and inserts, shoe modifications, or one pair of extra-depth shoes each calendar year...
Part B covers walkers, including rollators, as durable medical equipment (DME) your doctor prescribes for use in your home...
Medicare Part B covers traction equipment as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers urgently needed care to treat a sudden illness or injury that isn't a medical emergency...
Part B covers up to 12 acupuncture visits in 90 days for chronic low back pain...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers an abdominal aortic screening ultrasound once if you’re at risk. You’re considered at risk if you have a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysms, or you’re a man age 65-75 and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your lifetime...
Part B covers voluntary advance care planning as part of your yearly “Wellness” visit. Medicare may also cover this service as part of your medical treatment...
Part B covers ground ambulance transportation when you need to be transported to a hospital, critical access hospital, or skilled nursing facility for medically necessary services, and transportation in any other vehicle could endanger your health. Medicare may pay for emergency ambulance…
Part B covers the facility service fees related to approved surgical procedures provided in an ambulatory surgical center...
Part B covers screening barium enemas...
Part A covers blood processing and handling for every unit of blood you get in a hospital if you're an inpatient, Part B if you're an outpatient...
Part A covers inpatient anesthesia services from a hospital. Part B covers it from a hospital or a freestanding ambulatory surgical center...
Part B covers external breast prostheses (including a post-surgical bra) post-mastectomy, outpatient surgically implanted breast prostheses...
Medicare may pay for a health care provider’s help to manage a behavioral health condition if your provider offers the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers artificial limbs and eyes when your doctor orders them...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a separate visit with a doctor or health care provider to fully review your cognitive function, establish or confirm a diagnosis like dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and develop a care plan. Your health care provider might also give you a cognitive…
Medicare covers comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs like exercise, education, and counseling, and intensive (ICR) programs...
Medicare covers chronic care management services if you have 2 or more serious conditions (like arthritis) expected to last at least a year...
Part B covers Pap tests and pelvic exams to check for cervical and vaginal cancer and a clinical breast exam to check for breast cancer...
Medicare covers some clinical research studies, which test different types of medical care, like how well a cancer drug works...
Medicare covers one visit per year with your primary care doctor in a primary care setting (like your doctor's office) to help you lower your risk for cardiovascular disease. During this visit, your doctor may discuss aspirin use (if appropriate), check your blood pressure, and give you tips…
Medicare covers chemotherapy if you're a cancer patient who's a hospital inpatient or outpatient, as well as if you're a patient in a doctor's office or freestanding clinic...
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