Resources for Living. ® Resources for Living consultants provide research services for members on such topics as caregiver support, household services, eldercare services, activities, and volunteer opportunities. The purpose of the program is to assist members in locating local community services and to provide resource information for a wide variety of eldercare and life‑related issues. Call Resources for Living at 1‑866‑370‑4842. There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for Resources for Living. Screening and counseling to reduce alcohol misuse We cover one alcohol misuse screening for adults with There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for the Medicare‑covered Medicare (including pregnant women) who misuse alcohol but aren’t alcohol dependent. If you screen positive for alcohol misuse, you can get up to 4 brief face‑to‑face counseling sessions per year (if you’re competent and alert during counseling) provided by a qualified primary care doctor or practitioner in a primary care setting. screening and counseling to reduce alcohol misuse preventive benefit. Screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) For qualified individuals, a LDCT is covered every 12 months. Eligible members are: people aged 50 – 77 years who have no signs or symptoms of lung cancer, but who have a history of tobacco smoking of at least 20 pack‑years and who currently smoke or have quit smoking within the last 15 years, who receive a written order for LDCT during a lung cancer screening counseling and shared decision‑making visit that meets the Medicare criteria for such visits and be furnished by a physician or qualified non‑physician practitioner. For LDCT lung cancer screenings after the initial LDCT screening: the member must receive a written order for LDCT lung cancer screening, which may be furnished during any appropriate visit with a physician or qualified non‑physician practitioner. If a physician or qualified non‑physician practitioner elects to provide a lung cancer screening counseling and shared decision making visit for subsequent lung cancer screenings with LDCT, the visit must meet the Medicare criteria for such visits. There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for the Medicare‑covered counseling and shared decision making visit or for the LDCT. Screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and counseling to prevent STIs We cover sexually transmitted infection (STI) screenings for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and Hepatitis B. These...
Resources for Living. ® Resources for Living consultants provide research services for members on such topics as caregiver support, household services, eldercare services, activities, and volunteer opportunities. The purpose of the program is to assist members in locating local community services and to provide resource information for a wide variety of eldercare and life‑related issues. Call Resources for Living at 1‑866‑370‑4842. There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for Resources for Living. Screening and counseling to reduce alcohol misuse We cover one alcohol misuse screening for adults with Medicare (including pregnant women) who misuse alcohol, but aren’t alcohol dependent. If you screen positive for alcohol misuse, you can get up to 4 brief face‑to‑face counseling sessions per year (if you’re competent and alert during counseling) provided by a qualified primary care doctor or practitioner in a primary care setting. There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for the Medicare‑covered screening and counseling to reduce alcohol misuse preventive benefit. Screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) For qualified individuals, a LDCT is covered every 12 months. Eligible members are: people aged 50–77 years who have no signs or symptoms of lung cancer, but who have a history of tobacco smoking of at least 20 pack‑years and who currently smoke or have quit smoking within the last 15 years, who receive a written order for LDCT during There is no coinsurance, copayment, or deductible for the Medicare‑covered counseling and shared decision making visit or for the LDCT. Screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) (continued)
