Preventive Care and Wellness*
Posted on March 26, 2018
Preventive care and annual physical exams are key to staying healthy. That’s why, as a Medicare beneficiary, you are entitled to an annual well-care visit with your primary care provider (PCP) once every 12 months. As a member of Health New England Medicare Advantage, your preventive care benefits over both your annual well-care visit and your annual physical exam at a $0 copay.1
Schedule Your Annual Well-Care Visit in 2018
Did you know that the annual well-care visit is not the same as an annual physical exam? Your annual well-care visit provides you with a valuable opportunity to talk with your doctor about your health every 12 months, at no cost to you.
During your annual well-care visit, you and your PCP can discuss the following topics and develop a personalized prevention plan:
• Your height, weight, blood pressure and other routine measurements
• Your medical and family history
• Medications, supplements and vitamins you are currently taking
• Any allergies you may have
• Health care you are receiving from other providers
• Your goals for maintaining good health and independence
• Your functional ability and activity level
• Your ability to get around safely, in your home and elsewhere (e.g., your risk of falling)
• Your emotional and mental health, and any concerns about depression, anxiety or memory loss
• Urinary incontinence
• Other concerns you may have about things like smoking cessation, weight loss, etc.
• A schedule for age and gender-appropriate screenings and preventive services you need
• Advanced health care planning and advance directives
Don’t wait until you get sick to see your PCP; take advantage of your free annual well-care visit and annual physical. Call your PCP’s office to schedule your visits today.
New in 2018: Health New England is offering its Medicare Advantage plan members an incentive for completing the annual well-care visit. Once you’ve had your well-care visit in 2018, please log into the Member Portal at my.healthnewengland.org and fill out a brief Annual Well-Care Visit Submission Form to receive a $10 gift card. (Information submitted is subject to claims verification.)
1The focus of the Annual Well-Care Visit is on prevention and screening, not detection and diagnosis. Please understand that if your physician addresses your additional medical concerns during this visit, that service will be subject to your PCP copay.
*Health New England Medicare Advantage is an HMO Plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Health New England Medicare Advantage depends on contract renewal. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premiums and/or copayments/coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year.
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