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 download a Preventive Services Brochure 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.
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