WHAT’S NEW IN MEDICARE?

How Can Medicare Help Me Stay Healthy?

July 2007

Medicare's website has a section called Preventive Services: A Healthier US Starts Here. It provides information about preventive services that are available to people with Medicare.

Prevention is the first step in staying healthy. Did you know that Medicare pays for many preventive services, such as:

- Cardiovascular screening

- Counseling to quit smoking

- Cancer Tests including breast, cervical, vaginal, colon, and prostate cancer screening

- Shots for flu, pneumonia, and hepatitis B

- Bone mass measurements

- Diabetes screening, supplies, and self management training

- Glaucoma tests

There is even a free one-time "Welcome to Medicare" Physical Exam for new enrollees.

This section of the website also discusses risk factors that increase your risk of developing a certain disease.

It lists a host of free publications on these and other topics, including:

Your Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services

Pap Tests for Older Women

Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide for Men with Medicare

Women and Heart Disease

Women with Medicare: Visiting Your Doctor

Colorectal Cancer: Facts for People with Medicare

For complete access to information on preventive services covered by Medicare, click English or Spanish.

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