Medicare Coverage: Diabetic Services
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Diabetic Services
You pay 20% of Medicare-approved amounts for outpatient facility charges or doctors services.
Diabetes Self-Management Training: Diabetes outpatient self-management training is a covered program to teach you to manage your diabetes. It includes education about self-monitoring of blood glucose, diet, exercise, and insulin.
Training is covered if you are newly diagnosed with diabetes, or are newly eligible for Medicare, or are at significant risk for complications from the disease, and your doctor gives you a referral for this service. Medicare Part A covers training in an outpatient facility. Medicare Part B covers training from your doctor or other provider.
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.
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