Medicare Preventive Services

You should take advantage of Medicare Preventive Services in order to stay healthy. The best way to stay healthy is to live a healthy lifestyle.

You can live a healthy lifestyle and prevent disease by exercising, eating well, keeping a healthy weight, and not smoking. The Medicare program can help you stay healthy by paying for the preventive services to keep you healthy.

Preventive services through Medicare can find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can even keep you from getting certain diseases or illnesses.

Preventive services include exams, lab tests, and screenings. They also include shots, monitoring, and information to help you take care of your own health.

Medicare is committed to helping you online, on the phone, or in person to get you the information you need to make informed decisions regarding your Medicare coverage.

MyMedicare provides you direct access to your preventive health information at anytime. You can visit the MyMedicare website to register, and get your password to access your personal Medicare information.

The list of preventive services are covered if you have Medicare. The amount that you pay for these services can vary depending on the way you get your Medicare benefits, whether it is through Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan.

We explain how Medicare preventive services are covered if you have Medicare Part B. If you get your healthcare coverage through a Medicare Advantage Plan (like a PPO or HMO) you will need to contact your insurance provider for additional information.

Make sure that you stay healthy, live longer, and delay or prevent many diseases by:

Exercising - You should do any physical activity that you enjoy for 20 - 30 minutes 5 or 6 days a week. Be sure to talk to your doctor about and exercise program that is right for you.

Eat well - Be sure to eat a healthy diet of different foods such as fruits, vegetables, protein (like meat, fish, or beans), and whole grains (like brown rice). You should also limit the amount of saturated fat you eat.

Keep a healthy weight - Watch how much you eat. Try to balance the number of calories you eat with the number you burn by exercising.

Do not smoke - If you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, talk to your doctor about getting help to quit smoking.

Take advantage of preventive services - You can delay or reduce the effects of diseases by getting preventive services like screening tests to find disease early, and shots to keep you from getting dangerous infections.

It is important that you talk with your doctor and health care provider. Often while providing good health care, your doctor or health care provider may do exams or tests that Medicare doesn’t cover.

Your doctor or health care provider may also recommend that you have tests more or less often than Medicare covers them. In some cases, you may have to pay for these services. Talk to your doctor or health care provider to find out how often you need these exams to stay healthy.

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