Summary
Seniors who get the flu can get help paying for antiviral medicines under a new demonstration project. The Influenza Treatment Demonstration provides coverage to all Medicare beneficiaries for FDA-approved drugs for the treatment and targeted prevention of influenza. Under this demonstration project, Medicare will cover up to two prescriptions for certain anti-viral drugs for a person with Medicare with symptoms of influenza, or as a prevention measure for a person who has been exposed to a person with influenza, or in an institution where there has been an outbreak
Option 1: Call your regular doctor to get a flu shot. If your doctor doesn't have flu shots available, you can go to any other doctor or provider who bills Medicare to get the flu shot. The doctor will bill Medicare and you will pay nothing for the shot.See the full content of this document
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Beware of the Flu
Flu season is still upon us and those who are particularly at high risk should beware. Flu can cause fever, chills, headache, dry cough, runny...
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