Counseling Locations and Appointments
Last Updated:
6/30/2010
SOME COMMON SERVICES NOT COVERED BY MEDICARE
 | Long Term custodial care (nursing home) |
| Private hospital room (unless determined to be medically necessary), telephone and television |
| Private duty nursing |
| First 3 pints of blood, if you cannot replace them in some manner |
| Routine physical care, other than the "Welcome to Medicare" one time physical exam |
| Dental care and dentures |
| Routine hearing exams and hearing aids |
| Routine eye exams and eyeglasses, except cataract lenses (routine eye exams for individuals with medical conditions which affect sight may be covered) |
| All over-the-counter drugs |
| Routine podiatry care (care for persons with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or vascular heart disease, may be covered) |
| Inpatient psychiatric care, after 190 days (lifetime limit) |
| Acupuncture, and most chiropractic services |
| Cosmetic surgery, unless after injury or to improve the function of a malformed body part |
| Full-time home care, homemaker services, home-delivered meals |
| Christian Science practitioners and Naturopath's services |
| Orthopedic shoes, unless part of a leg brace and included in orthopedist's charges or vascular or nerve defects due to diabetes. |
| Ambulance services unless medically necessary |
| Services provided outside the United States (except for certain hospital and physician services in Canada or Mexico, under certain conditions) |