Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Chiropractic Services
Chiropractors specialize in hands-on manipulation of the spine to correct subluxation (where one or more vertebrae become misaligned).
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Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Chiropractic Services
Chiropractors specialize in hands-on manipulation of the spine to correct subluxation (where one or more vertebrae become misaligned).
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (chemo) is drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cancer cells for both curative and life-extending care.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Cardiac Rehabilitation Services (Cardiac Rehab)
Cardiac rehab reduces the chance of death in the 5 years after a heart attack or bypass by about 35%. It also improves heart failure status and outcomes.
Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Bone Mass Measurement (Bone Density or BDM)
1 in 2 women over age 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis does not have symptoms and is usually discovered after a fracture.
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.
