Medicare Preventive Services
Keeping you Healthy!
An easy and important way to stay health is to get disease prevention and early detection services. Disease prevention and early detection services can keep you from getting certain diseases or can help you find health problems early, when treatment works best.
The Preventive Services available are:
| Service | Description |
Covered by Medicare |
Covered by Medicare Advantage |
Complete Physical Exam |
A ‘head to toe’ physical examination by your practitioner. |
No |
Yes |
Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit |
A review of your health, education and counseling about preventive services, including certain screenings, shots and referrals for other care if needed. Medicare covers this visit only in the first 12 months of Medicare Part B coverage. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yearly ‘Wellness’ Visit |
If you’ve had Part B for longer than 12 months, you’re eligible for a yearly wellness visit to develop or update a personalized prevention plan based on your current health and risk factors. |
Yes |
Yes |
Other Additional Preventive Services covered by Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans are:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
- Bone Mass Measurement
- Cardiovascular Screening
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Self Management Training
- Flu Shots
- Glaucoma Test
- Hepatitis B Shot
- HIV Screening
- Pap Test, Breast and Pelvic Exam
- Pneumococcal Shot
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Mammogram Screening
- Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling
For a more complete description of these Preventive Services and how often they are allowed, click on the following link: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11100.pdf
We recommend contacting Willamette Valley Benefits at 503.659.5566 to help answer your questions about what Medicare plan coverage may be best for you.