Thursday, January 27, 2011

Medicare Part B Coverage

Medicare Part B helps pay for many common types of health care:
  • Doctors' services.
  • Durable medical equipment (DME)1 if medical in nature and bought or rented from a Medicare-certified provider
  • Medicare Part B helps pay for many common types of health care:
    • Doctors' services.
    • Durable medical equipment (DME)1 if medical in nature and bought or rented from a Medicare-certified provider
    • Outpatient physical, speech, and occupational therapy services provided by a Medicare-certified physical, speech, or occupational therapist.
      • Chiropractic care when manipulation of the spine is medically necessary to fix a subluxation of the spine. A subluxation is when one or more of the bones of the spine move out of position.
      • Outpatient mental health services.
      • Home health services if you are homebound and have a skilled nursing need
      • X-rays and lab tests.
      • A few prescription drugs, such as immunosuppresant drugs, some anti-cancer drugs, some anti-emetic drugs, some dialysis drugs and physician-administered drugs that persons do not usually administer themselves.
      • Medicare does not cover all health care services. Medicare will only pay for Part B services and items (except most prescription drugs) that are ordered or prescribed by a Medicare-enrolled provider.

No comments:

Post a Comment