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?
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