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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Inpatient Hospital Care

    Covers inpatient hospital care upon inpatient admission by a provider to a hospital that accepts Medicare.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Care

    Covers short-term, Medicare-certified SNF care for those who have benefit period days remaining and a qualifying inpatient hospital stay.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Long-Term Care Hospital Services

    Covers care in a Medicare-certified long-term care hospital (LTAC), typically providing care to those with more than one serious condition.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Nursing Home Care

    Medicare does NOT cover custodial care, which is the care generally provided by nursing homes.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Hospice Care

    Covers care for those with a certified life expectancy of 6 months or less, who accept comfort care and sign a statement of choice.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Flu, COVID-19, Pneumonia, and Hepatitis B Shots

    While immunizations may not prevent disease entirely, they often lessen the severity of it. What is the best vaccine? The one you can get!

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT)

    Almost 42% of those with diabetes don't properly use medication, and twice that don't eat right, exercise enough, or take care of their feet.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Diabetes Screenings

    1 in 10 people have diabetes. 1 in 5 people don't know they have it. And many more don't know they're at risk of developing it.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Depression Screening

    The good news is that the majority of older adults are not depressed, however, millions of adults 65 and older do have some form of depression.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screenings (Pap Smear and Pelvic Exam)

    Many older women do not realize that other vaginal and pelvic issues are addressed during these exams, not just cancer screening.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Cardiovascular Behavioral Therapy

    CVD is the #1 cause of death at a rate of 1 person every 34 seconds. Daily habits and actions profoundly determine whether CVD will develop.

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  • Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Screenings

    Diagnostic blood tests for those who don’t currently have CVD and wish to avoid being that 1 in every 5 people who die from CVD.

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