Medicare Preventive Services

1. Medicare Preventive Services Module 7

2. Session Topics • What services are covered • Why they are important • Who is eligible • How much you pay • Information sources

3. Living a Healthy Lifestyle • Eat well • Exercise • Keep a healthy weight • Don’t smoke • Get preventive services • To keep from getting some diseases • To find health problems early

4. Medicare Preventive Services • For disease prevention and early detection • Coverage based on • Age • Gender • Medical history • Covered by • Part B of Original Medicare Plan • Medicare Advantage and other Medicare plans

5. “Welcome to Medicare”physical exam Bone mass measurement Cardiovascular disease screening Colorectal cancer screening Diabetes screening, services, and supplies Glaucoma screening Pap test and pelvic exam with clinical breast exam Prostate cancer screening Screening mammogram Smoking cessation counseling Vaccinations (shots) Covered Preventive Services

6. New in 2007 • Ultrasound screening • For abdominal aortic aneurysms • Referred during “Welcome to Medicare” • No deductible • Colorectal cancer screening • No deductible

7. What You Pay • Original Medicare Plan • Generally 20% after Part B deductible • Medigap or other policies may pay the 20% • May have to pay more if • Provider does not participate in Medicare • Provider does not accept assignment • Some services cost less • Medicare Advantage or other Medicare plan • May have copayment

8. “Welcome to Medicare” • Initial preventive physical exam • Within first 6 months having Part B • Height and weight • Blood pressure and EKG • Education, counseling, and referrals • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible

9. Age 50 or older Female Family history of broken bones Personal history of broken bones White or Asian Small-boned Low body weight (under about 127 lbs.) Smoke, or drink a lot of alcohol Low-calcium diet Osteoporosis • Disease in which bones become weak • Risk factors

10. Bone Mass Measurement • For people at risk for osteoporosis • Covered once every 2 years • More often if medically necessary • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible

11. Cardiovascular Disease Screening • Blood test for early detection • Heart disease • Stroke • Tests for levels of • Cholesterol • Triglycerides • Lipids • Covered every 5 years • Original Medicare Plan • No deductible/coinsurance

12. Colorectal Cancer Screening • For all age 50 and older • Tests for cancer and pre-cancerous growths • Fecal occult blood test • Flexible sigmoidoscopy • Colonoscopy • No age limit for those at high risk • Barium enema • Frequency varies with type of test

13. Colorectal Cancer Screening • Payment varies with type of test • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • Nothing for fecal occult blood test • 20% for all other tests after Part B deductible • 25% for sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy • Done in a hospital outpatient department • No deductible starting January 1, 2007

14. Diabetes • Diabetes is a chronic condition • Body does not produce or properly use insulin • May be able to avoid or delay complications • You can manage your diabetes • Test blood sugar regularly • Eat a proper diet • Exercise regularly • Take medication as prescribed

15. High blood pressure High cholesterol Obesity History of high blood sugar At least two of the following Age 65 or older Overweight Family history of diabetes History of gestational diabetes or delivering a baby over 9 lbs. Diabetes Risk Factors

16. Diabetes Screening • Testing for people at risk • Includes fasting blood glucose test • Talk with your doctor about frequency • Up to twice in a 12-month period • Original Medicare Plan • No deductible or coinsurance

17. Covered Diabetes Services • Screening for all at risk • For people with diabetes • Self-management training • Medical nutrition therapy • Blood sugar testing supplies • Insulin and related supplies • Hemoglobin A1c tests • Special eye exams

18. Covered Diabetes Services • People with diabetes who need them • Insulin pumps • Special foot care • Therapeutic shoes • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible • Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Supplies & Services, Pub. 11022

19. Glaucoma • What is glaucoma? • Caused by above-normal pressure in eye • Usually damages the optic nerve • Can result in blindness • More likely without treatment • May occur without symptoms • Protect yourself with screening eye exam

20. Glaucoma Examination • Individuals at high risk • Family history of glaucoma • Diabetes • African Americans age 50 and over • Hispanic Americans age 65 and over • Covered once every 12 months • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible

21. Cervical and Vaginal CancerRisk Factors • High risk for cervical cancer • Abnormal Pap test • Infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) • Sex before age 16 • Many sexual partners • Not had 3 negative (or any) Pap tests in past 7 years • High risk for vaginal cancer • Mother took DES when pregnant with you • Diethylstilbestrol, a hormonal drug

22. Pap Test and Pelvic Exam With Clinical Breast Exam • Pap test • To help find cervical and vaginal cancer • Screening pelvic exam • To help find fibroids or ovarian cancers • Clinical breast exam • Another way to look for breast cancer

23. Pap Test and Pelvic Exam With Clinical Breast Exam • Covered for all women with Medicare • Once every 24 months • Once every 12 months if • At high risk for cervical or vaginal cancer • Childbearing age and had an abnormal Pap test in the past 36 months

24. Pap Test and Pelvic Exam With Clinical Breast Exam • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • Nothing for Pap lab test • 20% for Pap test collection, pelvic exam, and clinical breast exam • No Part B deductible

25. Prostate Cancer • Risk increases with age • Hereditary risk • From higher to lower risk • African Americans • Whites • Hispanic Americans • Asians • Pacific Islanders • Native Americans

26. Prostate Cancer Screening • Covered • For all men with Medicare • Beginning the day after 50th birthday • Tests include • Digital rectal exam • PSA blood test • Prostate-specific antigen • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • Nothing for the PSA blood (lab) test • 20% after Part B deductible for digital rectal exam

27. Breast Cancer and Mammography • Breast cancer in women in U.S. • Most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer • Second leading cause of cancer death • Risk increases with age • Successfully treated when found early • Mammogram • Checks for abnormal breast tissue • Coverage includes digital technology

28. Screening Mammogram • Covered for all women with Medicare • One baseline mammogram age 35 to 39 • Once a year starting at age 40 • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% coinsurance • No Part B deductible

29. Diagnostic Mammogram • Used when there are clinical findings • On physical exam • Abnormal screening mammogram • Medicare covers as many as needed • Also covered for men • Different payment rates

30. Smoking Cessation • Quitting gives significant health benefits • Even older adults who smoked for years • Services covered for those • With illness caused or complicated by tobacco use • Who take medication affected by tobacco use

31. Smoking Cessation Services • Cessation counseling • Up to 8 sessions per year • Inpatient or outpatient • Intermediate or intensive • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible • Medicare prescription drug coverage • Can help pay for drug therapy • Nicotine patches, for example

32. Influenza (“Flu”) • Flu is a serious illness • Can lead to pneumonia • Can be dangerous for people 50 and over • Flu viruses are always changing • Shot updated for most current flu viruses

33. Flu Shot • Covered for all people with Medicare • Once each flu season • Helps protect you for about a year • In Original Medicare Plan • No deductible or copayment

34. Pneumococcal Pneumonia • Inflammation in the lungs • Caused by • Bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae

35. Pneumonia Vaccination • One shot could be all you ever need • All people with Medicare are eligible • In Original Medicare Plan • No deductible or copayment

36. Hepatitis B • Serious disease • Caused by virus that attacks the liver • Can cause • Lifelong infection • Cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver • Liver cancer or failure • Death

37. Hepatitis B Shots • Covered for medium to high risk • End-Stage Renal Disease • Hemophilia • Condition that lowers resistance to infection • In Original Medicare Plan you pay • 20% after Part B deductible

38. If You Want to Know More … • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services • Medicare Preventive Services, Pub. 10110 • Medicare & You handbook, Pub. 10050 • Your Medicare Benefits, Pub. 10116 • 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) • TTY 1-877-466-2048 • www.medicare.gov • MyMedicare.gov

39. If You Want to Know More … • Local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) • Phone number in Medicare & You handbook • American Cancer Society • www.cancer.org • 1-800-ACS-2345

40. If You Want to Know More … • Cancer Information Service • LiveHelp link at www.cancer.gov • 1-800-4CANCER (TTY users call 1-800-332-8615) • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • www.cdc.gov • HHS tobacco cessation resources • www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco • National Center for Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/ncidod

41. Key Concepts • Can take steps to live longer, healthier life • Get Medicare preventive services • Covered by all Medicare health plans • Original Medicare Plan • Medicare Advantage and other Medicare plans • Information is available • Internet • Publications • 1-800-MEDICARE