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Free wellness visits to Medicare recipients
One of the most important goals of the Affordable Care Act is to help people stay well so they don’t become ill or disabled from disease. The annual wellness visit was introduced in 2011 as part of this law for patients covered by Medicare, the government program for people who are 65 and older and people younger than 65 who have been eligible for Social Security disability for at least two years. As a result, it’s now much easier for senior citizens and people with disabilities to get preventive care – with no co-payments, deductions or other costs...Read More
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