Plans cover many preventive care services, including:
- "Welcome to Medicare" initial visit, Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), and annual routine physical.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
- Alcohol misuse counseling
- Bone mass measurement
- Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
- Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
- Cardiovascular screenings
- Cervical and vaginal cancer screening
- Colorectal cancer screenings (colonoscopy, fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy)
- Depression screening
- Diabetes screenings
- HIV screening
- Medical nutrition therapy services
- Obesity screening and counseling
- Prostate cancer screenings (PSA)
- Sexually transmitted infections screening and counseling
- Tobacco use cessation counseling (counseling for people with no sign of tobacco-related disease)
- Vaccines, including flu shots, hepatitis B shots (covered for high-risk individuals who meet criteria), pneumococcal shots
These and other preventive services approved by Medicare during the contract year are included on your plan at low or no additional cost.