Almost 65 Dear Almost, No, Medicare does not pay for annual physical exams, but it does cover a one-time “Welcome to Medicare” checkup during your first year after enrolling in Part B.

A Medicare annual wellness visit is an appointment that allows an individual and their primary care physician to develop or update a personalized plan to help prevent illness and disability.

Medicare offers annual wellness visits to beneficiaries who have had coverage for more than 12 months. These are preventive appointments for personalized plans to help prevent illness.

Medicare offers annual wellness visits to beneficiaries who have had coverage for more than 12 months. These are preventive appointments for personalized plans to help prevent illness.

Medicare does not pay for annual physical exams, but it does cover a one-time “Welcome to Medicare” checkup during your first year after enrolling in Part B.

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Dear Savvy Senior: Does Medicare cover annual physical exams? I’ve gotten a physical every year since I turned 50 and would like to find out what Medicare covers when I sign up in a few months.

No, Medicare does not pay for annual physical exams. Yes, it does cover annual wellness visits. So what's the difference?

I think there's a misunderstanding here between a regular checkup (sometimes called a "physical") and an "annual wellness visit" (AWV), which is a specifically defined event approved by Medicare ...

Please advise. — F.D. ANSWER: I think there’s a misunderstanding here between a regular checkup (sometimes called a “physical”) and an “annual wellness visit” (AWV), which is a specifically defined ...