Making the most of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

Abstract

Among many changes made to the current healthcare system, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act now provides coverage for “wellness visits” for Medicare part B beneficiaries. There are just over 45 million Medicare enrollees across the country which represents about 16% of the total United States population. This volume of Medicare beneficiaries makes it important for family physicians and other primary care providers to be aware of the services that are available through Medicare insurance plans so they can provide high-quality preventative care to all of their patients.