Preventive Care Is Important

Posted on December 9, 2020

Prevention and screenings are important steps to staying healthy. Be sure to plan ahead and schedule your 2021 preventive care visit with your doctor so you can talk about the checklist below to determine what is appropriate for you. The following is not a complete listing and does not substitute for medical advice.

• Breast cancer screening
• Heart disease screening
• Vaccinations
• Colon cancer screening
• Lung cancer screening
• Osteoporosis screening
• Diabetes screening
• Prostate cancer screening
• Obesity screening & counseling

Preventive care coverage
See your Health New England Medicare Advantage plan’s Evidence of Coverage booklet for information about preventive care coverage (download at healthnewengland.org/medicare/eoc). For more about Medicare’s preventive care coverage, go to www.medicare.gov/coverage/preventive-screening-services. You can also refer to your Medicare & You guide (download at
www.medicare.gov/publications).

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