The annual wellness visit is beneficial for patients, providers, and payers with an emphasis on preventive care for early ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) set out to make healthcare more affordable. It had various effects on Medicare, such as ...

Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are designed to promote preventive care and enhance the health of older adults enrolled in Medicare. Introduced in 2011, these visits aim to provide a ...

Another change the ACA made to Medicare involved providing each enrollee with an annual wellness visit. During this visit, people can update or develop a personalized plan to help prevent ...

Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say. The ...

The start of a new year gives older adults with a Medicare health plan an opportunity to think ahead and make a difference in their future.

Medicare offers preventative screenings for diseases like abdominal aortic aneurysm, breast cancer, and more. Learn more ...

As I started the visit with her nurse, I not only realized that this was my Yearly Medicare Wellness Visit but that I had never written a full article about this very important Medicare benefit.