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How does Medicare work?

Medicare has two main parts. There's Part A and Part B. Part A is for hospital coverage, and Part B is for medical coverage, such as seeing a doctor. Part A helps pay for in-patient care you get in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or hospice, and for certain conditions of home health care. Medicare Part B helps pay for medically-necessary doctors’ services and other outpatient care. It also pays for some preventive services, like flu shots. It's important to note that neither plan pays full coverage for a patient's care. Medicare has premiums, deductibles and co-insurance, which must be…

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The government reports that fewer than one in 10 recipients is getting all the screenings and immunizations recommended by public health groups.

Anyone with Medicare Part B has access to the following preventive services: Initial physical exam. If your Medicare Part B coverage begins on or after January 1, 2005, Medicare will cover a one-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive physical exam within the first six months that you have Part B. Additionally, those at risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms may be referred for a one-time ultrasound at their initial exam. Cardiovascular screening. Medicare covers one test every five years to check your cholesterol and other blood fat levels. Cancer tests. Medicare covers breast cancer screening (mammograms) once a year for women over…

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