Current Size: 100%
Part A and B don’t cover everything
Items and services that aren’t covered include, but aren’t limited to the following:
- Acupuncture
- Some Chiropractic services
- Cosmetic surgery
- Custodial care (help with bathing, dressing, using the bathroom, and eating) at home or in a nursing home
- Deductibles, coinsurance, or co-payments when you get certain health care services
- Dental care and dentures (with only a few exceptions)
- Eye care (routine exam), eye re-fractions and most eyeglasses
- Most routine foot care such as cutting of corns or calluses
- Hearing aids and hearing exams for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid
- Hearing tests that haven’t been ordered by your doctor
- Long-term care, such as custodial care in a nursing home
- Annual Physical exams
- Most Prescription drugs aren’t covered by Medicare Part A or B.
- Most health care you get while traveling outside of the United States
If you’re looking for additional benefits, consider a Medicare Advantage Plan.
Medicare Advantage Plans generally offer extra benefits compared to Original Medicare (Part A and B), but many plans require you to see doctors on their approved list. Click Here to find out more about Medicare Advantage Plans
