An apple a day just may keep you healthy; and also knowing which preventive Medicare apples to get!  According to the 2022 Medicare & You handbook, Part B covered services that are marked with an apple beside them are preventative services available to you. 

Let’s take a look:

– Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening (one time if at risk)

– Alcohol misuse screening & counseling (usually one screening per year) 

– Bone mass measurement (bone density, usually every 24 months) 

– Breast cancer screening (mammogram, usually every 12 months)

– Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy with your primary care doctor) 

– Cardiovascular disease screenings (usually every 5 years)

– Cervical & vaginal cancer screenings (usually every 24 months)

– Colorectal cancer screenings (one or more of 5 different tests may be covered)

– Depression screening (usually one per year) 

– Diabetes screenings (up to 2 per year)

– Diabetes self-management training (you must have diabetes)

– Flu shots (one shot per season)

– Glaucoma tests (once every 12 months for at risk) 

– Hepatitis B shots (one shot for at risk)

– Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screening (for at risk) 

– Hepatitis C screening test (for at risk)

– HIB screening (for at risk) 

– Lung cancer screening (for at risk)

– Medical nutrition therapy services (if you have diabetes or kidney disease)

– Obesity screening & counseling (BMI of 30 or more) 

– Pneumococcal shots (2 shots)

– Prostate cancer screenings (PSA test every 12 months) 

– Sexually transmitted infection screening & counseling (every 12 months)

– Smoking & tobacco-use cessation (8 face-to-face visits) 

– Welcome to Medicare preventive visit (within first 12 months that you have Part B)

– Yearly wellness visit

Wow!  That’s a lot of apples!!  Why not use them all and bake a healthy apple pie?  

We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Mediare.gov or 800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options.