does medicare cover blood tests, doctor visits and overnight hospital stays?

Answer 1

Medically necessary blood tests and doctor visits are covered if you have Medicare Part B. You first pay the deductible ($131 this year, $135 next year) and then you pay 20% of the total bill. The deductible is per year.

Hospital stays are covered under Medicare Part A. You pay the deductible ($992 this year, $1024 next year) which will cover days 1-60. Days 61 - 90 you pay $248 per day and days 91-150 you pay $496 per day.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Blood Test Strip requirements are different for Type I and Type II diabetics. Obozo s Medicare is following England s sorry-a** method of caring for patients. As a 49 year Type I brittle diabetic, I can assure you that within a 90 day period there will be several days that require SIX tests minimum - some days, only three or four. I average over 4.3 tests per day. In my case, at least, the 3 per day test strip limit for Type I diabetics is unrealistic - I cannot speak for Type Ii diabetics. I do know some Type IIs do not even test twice per week, while others, with serious weight and related medical issues are on insulin pumps. But there is thing for sure regarding Medicare decisions: They involve one or more Barney Frank type politician making unqualified medical decisions, with a well-paid patsy MD to sign-off. REMEMBER: Not all doctors follow their Hippocratic oath -and- BIG Governments have lots of your money and love it - and both will suck the life out of your nation until it becomes a nation of men instead of a nation of laws.

Answer 4

Part A covers hospital services.
Part B covers doctors services.
Part D covers outpatient medication.
Part C is the managed care option which combines all the the three parts.
There are some oddities with vaccines. Starting January 1, doctors will not be allowed to bill for in-network rates or not at all for routine tetanus and shingles vaccines. To get the best rates, you'll have to go to a pharmacy.

Answer 5

I imagine it would for tests/procedures that are medically necessary. If it's not (for example, you want to have a blood test to detect drugs in your system, or an experimental procedure to see if you have a deviated septum), then they most likely won't pay.