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Medicare Preventive Services

Medicare pays for many services, including some that you need even when you're healthy.  For more information about Medicare covered services, visit www.medicare.gov or download a copy of a Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services. Some of these services include:

• One-time "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam.
• Cardiovascular screening.
• Cancer tests:
  • Breast cancer screening (mammograms).
  • Cervical and vaginal cancer screening (Pap test and pelvic exam).
  • Colon cancer screening (fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy).
  • Prostate cancer screening (prostate specific antigen or PSA test).
• Shots:
  • Flu.
  • Pneumococcal.
  • Hepatitis.
• Bone mass measurements to detect osteoporosis.
• Diabetes screening, supplies and self management training.
• Glaucoma test.
• Other health information:
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Depression.