Medicare – Preventive service – Lung cancer screenings
Preventive service – Lung cancer screenings Medicare covers lung cancer screenings with low dose computed tomography once per year if you meet these updated conditions: • You’re 50–77. • You don’t have signs or symptoms of lung cancer (you’re asymptomatic). • You’re either a current smoker or you quit smoking within the last 15 years. […]
Medicare Partial Part B-ID Benefit for Immunosuppressive Drugs
Medicare Part B-ID is a benefit that helps kidney transplant recipients pay for immunosuppressive drugs after they lose regular Medicare coverage. When you qualify for Medicare due to end-stage renal disease and receive a successful kidney transplant, your Medicare coverage typically ends 36 months after the transplant. This creates a gap in coverage for the […]
Does Medicare cover heart disease care?
Yes, Medicare covers comprehensive heart disease care including screenings, treatments, procedures, and rehabilitation services. Coverage spans conditions like coronary artery disease, heart failure, valve disorders, and arrhythmias. Medicare Part B covers preventive screenings including cardiovascular disease screenings every five years and a one-time abdominal aortic aneurysm screening for at-risk beneficiaries. Your Annual Wellness Visit with […]
Now Medicare Part D covers vaccines at no cost
Medicare Part D now covers all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at no cost to beneficiaries. This significant improvement took effect January 1, 2023, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Previously, Medicare vaccine coverage was confusing and inconsistent. While Part B covered flu, pneumococcal, COVID-19, and hepatitis […]
What is the Medicare Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI) Program?
The Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI) Program is a Medicare Savings Program that helps pay the Medicare Part A premium for certain individuals with disabilities who have returned to work. You may qualify if you’re under 65, disabled, and no longer eligible for premium-free Part A because you returned to work. You must not […]
Why your Medicare premium might jump and what you can do about it
Medicare recipients can find themselves in a Social Security/Medicare loop that causes their Medicare premiums to increase due to a one-time influx of cash, such as selling a home. This is called an IRMAA or “Income-related monthly adjustment amount,” which is based on your income two years previously and can significantly raise premiums for Medicare’s […]
Medicare to cover medically necessary conditions requiring dental services
Medicare covers dental services when they are medically necessary and directly related to specific medical conditions or treatments. Since January 1, 2023, Medicare has expanded coverage for certain dental procedures that are integral to treating covered medical conditions. Medicare now covers dental services in these specific situations: reconstruction of a ridge when performed during surgical […]
Medicare to cover medically necessary conditions requiring dental services
Medicare covers dental services when they are medically necessary and directly related to specific medical conditions or treatments. Since January 1, 2023, Medicare has expanded coverage for certain dental procedures that are integral to treating covered medical conditions. Medicare now covers dental services in these specific situations: reconstruction of a ridge when performed during surgical […]