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What are Medicare preventive services?

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What are preventive services?

Preventive services are provided to help you avoid becoming sick in the first place. Since 2011, Medicare beneficiaries have had access to free preventive care, with free “annual wellness visits,” personalized prevention plans, and some screenings, including mammograms – all thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

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Enrollees are underutilizing Medicare’s free preventive services

Enrollees are underutilizing Medicare’s free preventive services

According to results from our latest Medicare Survey, nearly 65% of our readers hadn't – or didn't think they had – utilized one of Medicare's free preventive services in the past year.

What preventive services does Medicare offer?

What preventive services does Medicare offer?

Medicare covers a number of preventive screening services that make early diagnosis and treatment possible. What’s more, many beneficiaries can receive these screenings at low cost or no cost thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which eliminated cost sharing for a long list of Medicare preventive services.

Enrollees are underutilizing Medicare’s free preventive services

Enrollees are underutilizing Medicare’s free preventive services

According to results from our latest Medicare Survey, nearly 65% of our readers hadn't – or didn't think they had – utilized one of Medicare's free preventive services in the past year.

What preventive services does Medicare offer?

What preventive services does Medicare offer?

Medicare covers a number of preventive screening services that make early diagnosis and treatment possible. What’s more, many beneficiaries can receive these screenings at low cost or no cost thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which eliminated cost sharing for a long list of Medicare preventive services.