New Medicare Benefits Are Here!

Living a healthy lifestyle is important and Medicare wants to help you stay healthy.  People with Medicare can now start taking advantage of the following preventive services:

Cardiovascular Screening
Medicare covers cardiovascular screening tests for early detection of, or to    identify a high risk for developing, heart disease.

Diabetes Screening
Medicare covers diabetes screening to find out if you have diabetes or if you are at high risk for it.

A one-time "Welcome to Medicare" Physical Exam
Medicare will cover a one-time "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam within the first six months after you have Medicare Part B.

For more information, call you Indian Health Provider or 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227).  You can call 1-800-MEDICARE 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your Medicare questions.  TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.  Information is also available at www.medicare.gov on the web.

Call your Indian Health Provider or 1-800-MEDICARE today!

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