Senior Listening looks at Medicare COVID coverage

by Aging Services Specialist Lisa Baxter

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers FDA approved vaccines. The Medicare beneficiary will pay nothing for this vaccine. Have your Medicare card on hand so your provider can bill Medicare. The COVID-19 vaccine helps reduce the risk of illness from COVID-19 by working with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop protection (immunity) to the virus.

• Medicare covers the lab tests for COVID-19. You pay no out-of-pocket costs.

• Medicare covers FDA-authorized COVID-19 antibody tests if you were diagnosed with a known current or known prior COVID-...