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SENIOR MOMENT UPDATE

Preventative Benefits under Medicare

Welcome to Medicare Exam
What happens during the visit:
• Record your medical history
• Check your height, weight and blood pressure
• Calculate your body mass index
• Give you a simple vision test
• Depending on general health other tests maybe ordered
Caution
• Must be schedule within first 12 months of effective date of Part B
• NOT a routine physical/checkup
• Does not include any lab tests
• Exam must contain 7 Medicare-specific components to be covered
• Beneficiary must specifically call and schedule WTME.


Annual Wellness Visit
Starting January 1, 2011, if you’ve had Part B for longer than 12 months you can get a yearly “wellness” visit to develop or update a personalized preventive plan based on your current health and risk factors.
What happens during the visit:
• Review of medical and family history
• A list of current providers and prescription
• Height, weight, blood pressure and other routine measurements
• A screening schedule for appropriate preventative services
• A list of risk factors and treatment options for you
Covered once every 12 months
Caution
• NOT a routine physical/checkup
• Does not include any lab tests
• Visit is meant to promote and develop plan for preventative services
• Procedures scheduled as a result of this visit may have copays, coinsurance and deductibles
• Patients that bring up ailments during the wellness visit may be charged for a separate office visit