PUP 4931r Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: Durable Medical Equipment, Telehealth, Mammography
16 May 2018
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Part B is Optional
Optional Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B) benefits are available to:
Most citizens age 65 and over; certain aliens age 65 even those who are not
entitled (based on eligibility for Social Security or Railroad Retirement
benefits) to Part A Medicare services;
and disabled beneficiaries entitled to Medicare's Part A.
Part B enrollment 2013: 47.9 million
Part B often thought of primarily physician services (in both hospital and non-
hospital settings).
But SMI also covers many other non-physician services, including:
Preventive services such as screenings - mammography, cardiac,
colorectal, diabetic; clinical laboratory tests, PSA tests, COPD,
glaucoma
Durable medical equipment & most supplies
Flu shots, foot care, hearing exams, dialysis, drugs whih a’t e
self-administered,
Transplants & drugs
Diagnostic tests, some other therapy services,
Cardiac rehab, defib implant, chiropractic
Ambulance services, nutritionist, mental health
Certain other health care services,
Blood which is not supplied under Part A
Physician services, including telehealth & 2nd opinion
Pptx: Part B coverage is optional, paid through a monthly premium.
Almost all persons entitled to Part A also choose to enroll in Part B
Those ho do’t ofte hae oparable coverage under an
eployers’ eployet or retireet oerage. Part B is often
thought of primarily as coverage for physician services (in both
hospital and non-hospital settings). However, SMI also covers certain
other non-physician services, including: clinical laboratory tests,
durable medical equipment, flu vaccinations, drugs which cannot be
self-administered (except certain anticancer drugs), most supplies,
diagnostic tests, ambulance services, some other therapy services,
certain other health care services, and blood which is not supplied
under Part A. The expenditures for institutional services in hospital
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Document Summary
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