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Get the preventive services you need



An easy and important way to stay healthy is to get disease prevention and early detection services. Disease prevention and early detection services can keep you from getting certain diseases or illnesses or can find health problems early, when treatment works best.

Medicare covers many different preventive benefits such as screening tests for many cancers, flu vaccine, cardiovascular screening, and diabetes screening. Take advantage of these opportunities. Discuss these benefits with your doctor and commit to a plan of wellness and health maintenance.

What preventive benefits does Medicare cover?
Medicare pays for many preventive services, including the services listed below.
For more information call 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227) or go www.medicare.gov/Health/Overview.asp for an overview of the preventive services that are available to people with Medicare. You may also click on the service below to link to more detailed information about each preventive service.

One-time "Welcome to Medicare" Physical Exam

Cardiovascular Screening

Smoking Cessation (counseling to quit smoking)

Cancer Tests

Breast Cancer Screening (Mammograms)

Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screening (Pap Test and Pelvic Exam)

Colon Cancer Screening (Colorectal)

Prostate Cancer Screening (PSA)

Flu shots

Pneumococcal shot

Hepatitis B shots

Bone Mass Measurements

Diabetes Screening

You can also learn more in Your Guide to Medicare’s Preventive Services

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