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Preventive Tests Covered by Medicare

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Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicare now provides preventive services, such as vaccinations and wellness screenings, at no cost to beneficiaries.

Medicare is getting into the screening business in a bigger way. And that’s good news for beneficiaries.

Thanks to the health-care law, Medicare now covers the full cost of an expanding list of preventive services. On Jan. 1, the private, federally subsidized Medicare Advantage plans that cover 25% of those in the federal health-care program began offering the same coverage.

To learn more about preventive services covered under Medicare, read the article.