Medicare Coverage: Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
 

You pay 20% of Medicare-approved amounts.

Exercise programs are covered for patients referred by a doctor who have:

  1. Had a heart attack in the last 12 months,
  2. Have had coronary bypass surgery, and/or
  3. Have stable angina pectoris.
These programs may be given by the outpatient department of a hospital or in doctor-directed clinics.

 

 

 

Medicare is the name given to a health insurance program administered by the United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program