{"id":2766,"date":"2017-07-03T03:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T08:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2017-06-28T17:14:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T22:14:48","slug":"medicare-coverage-for-early-detection-of-cancer-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/medicare-coverage-for-early-detection-of-cancer-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Coverage for Early Detection of Cancer – What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Medicare Coverage for Early Detection of Cancer – What to Know<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Navigating the ins and outs of Medicare coverage<\/a> can be a challenge. Here’s what you need to know about this program and how it applies to screenings for early detection of cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do All Providers Accept Medicare?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Participating doctors “accept assignments,” meaning they consider the amount received from Medicare along with your co-pay and deductible as payment in full, resulting in fewer out-of-pocket expenses.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Non-participating doctors don’t always accept Medicare, so you have to pay out-of-pocket. Medicare will reimburse you for the portions they normally cover, but you still incur sizable expenses for the difference.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Opt-out doctors don’t participate in Medicare at all, making you fully responsible for all charges.<\/p>\n

Medicare Coverage for Cancer Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Annual mammograms are covered for women aged 40 and older, while clinical breast exams (CBE) are covered every two years for women at average risk for breast cancer and once a year for those at high risk.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Women at average risk for cervical cancer<\/a> are covered for a Pap test and pelvis exam every two years, while women at high risk are covered annually.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Colorectal screening is covered for people 50 and over based on risk factors and date of last test.<\/p>\n

\u2022 For prostate screening, men over age 50 are covered 100 percent for an annual PSA blood test and 80 percent for a digital rectal exam (DRE).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lung cancer<\/a> screening is covered once a year if you are between 55 and 77 and have a qualifying history of smoking.<\/p>\n

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Our personalized cancer treatment programs<\/a> have helped many of our patients achieve long-term remission. Visit our website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Navigating the ins and outs of Medicare coverage can be a challenge. Here’s what you need to know about this program and how it applies to screenings for early detection of cancer. Do All Providers Accept Medicare? \u2022 Participating doctors “accept assignments,” meaning they consider the amount received from Medicare along with your co-pay and … Continue reading Medicare Coverage for Early Detection of Cancer – What to Know<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[580,2,1],"tags":[243,500,322,518,256,600,273],"class_list":["post-2766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-treatment","category-news","category-uncategorized","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer-screening","tag-cervical-cancer","tag-colorectal-cancer","tag-lung-cancer","tag-medicare","tag-prostate-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2775,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}