Starting in 2011, if you have original Medicare you wil have NO coinsurance (20%) or deductible for certain preventive care services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force, as long as you see a doctor that accepts assignment. NOTE: These rules do NOT apply to Medicare Advantage Plans!!!
Services covered at 100% by Original Medicare are:
Diabetes Screening —- Medical Nutritional Therapy —- Blood Tests for Heart Disease —- Bone Mass Measurement —- Screening Mammograms —- Pap Smears, Pelvic Exams and Clinical Breast Exams —- Colon Cancer Screening —- Prostate Cancer Screening —- Flu Shot —- Pneumonia Vaccine —- Hepatitis B Vaccine —- Annual Wellness Visit —- A Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam
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