Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Outpatient Hospital Services
Many services and procedures today are provided as outpatient in ambulatory service areas of the hospital or at freestanding health services centers.
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Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Outpatient Hospital Services
Many services and procedures today are provided as outpatient in ambulatory service areas of the hospital or at freestanding health services centers.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Blood
Blood transfusion is necessary for a number of planned and unplanned circumstances and can mean the difference between life and death.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Many surgeries today are performed in ambulatory surgical centers or outpatient hospital facilities and do not require a hospital stay.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Ambulance Services
Ambulance services can be either emergency medical (EMT) or non-emergency medical transport (NEMT).
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Acupuncture
Acupuncture for long-term back pain relief. Even those with a fear of needles are able to embrace this ancient procedure.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Part B: Home Health Services
Intermittent skilled nursing, therapy, social work, and home health aide services provided in the home to support recovery or address functional decline.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Part A: Home Health Services
Intermittent skilled nursing, therapy, social work, and home health aide services provided in the home to support recovery or address functional decline.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Yearly "Wellness" Visit
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Good advice, but we should still see our provider regularly - whether healthy or ill.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease
Tobacco use causes cancers throughout the body, not just in the lungs of smokers. Tobacco users spend $70 per week ($280/month) on tobacco products.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Sexually Transmitted Infection Screenings and Counseling
Older adults remain sexually active. STIs have increased by over 110% in people aged 55 and older. Protect people's parts! Get checked.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Prostate Cancer Screenings (PSA Test)
Annual blood test and digital exam for prostate abnormalities in all men 50 and older. Are you using the whole fist there, doc?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Obesity Behavioral Therapy
Intensive counseling for weight loss. Obesity is a disease that increases health risks, worsens existing conditions, and requires treatment.
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