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Medicare
High Plains Coalition urges seniors to use Medicare's preventive services
January 14th, 2007
A coalition of voluntary health organizations, public health groups, and doctors is urging Minnesota's 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of a full range of preventive services covered by Medicare. "Most Medicare enrollees are not aware that flu shots, annual cancer and diabetes screenings, and smoking cessation services are among more than a dozen preventive services are available to them at little or no cost," said retired Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota) cardiologist Dr. John Rogers. "This is the perfect time of year to remind seniors about improving their health in the new year by using the preventive services available to them through...
Source: Patient Care Law Weekly (2007-01-14)
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