Preventive Services

Preventive services include:

• “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit (one-time)
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
• Alcohol misuse counseling
• Bone mass measurement
• Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
• Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
• Cardiovascular screenings,
• Cervical and vaginal cancer screening,
• Colorectal cancer screenings (colonoscopy, fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy)
• Depression screening
• Diabetes screenings
• HIV screening
• Medical nutrition therapy services
• Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (for qualified members)
• Obesity screening and counseling
• Prostate cancer screenings (PSA)
• Sexually transmitted infections screening and counseling
• Tobacco use cessation counseling (counseling for people with no sign of tobacco-related disease)
• Vaccines, including flu shots, hepatitis B shots, pneumococcal shots
• Yearly “Wellness” visit

Any additional preventive services approved by Medicare during the contract year will be covered.

You must use the in-network providers except in emergency or urgent care situations. If you obtain routine care from out-of-network-providers, neither Medicare nor CareSource will be responsible for the costs, unless specifically authorized by CareSource. You must use in-network pharmacies to access the prescription drug benefit, except under non-routine circumstances when you cannot reasonably use an in-network pharmacy. 

CareSource is an HMO with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in CareSource Advantage^® Zero Premium (HMO), CareSource Advantage^® (HMO) and CareSource Advantage Plus^® (HMO) depends on contract renewal. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits may change on January 1 of each year.