Your guide to Medicare's preventive services

What can you do to help prevent illness?

Things to know when reading this booklet

One-time "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam

Cardiovascular screening

Breast cancer screening (Mammogram)

Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings (Pap test and pelvic exam)

Colorectal cancer screening

Prostate cancer screening (Prostate Specific Antigen)

Shots (Flu, pneumococcal, Hepatitis B)

bone mass measurements

Diabetes screening, supplies, and self-management training

Medical nutrition therapy

For more information about diabetes and medical nutrition therapy

Glaucoma tests

Smoking cessation (Counseling to quit smoking

For more information about Medicare preventive services

Preventive services checklist.