Medicare Frequently Asked Questions: Will Medicare cover free counseling sessions as a preventive service to help you quit smoking?
Answer: Yes! Part B will cover free counseling sessions as a preventive service to help you quit smoking. If you haven’t been diagnosed with an illness caused or complicated by tobacco use, and if the doctor or other health care provider accepts assignment, then you pay nothing for the counseling sessions.
If you’ve already been diagnosed with an illness that was caused or made worse by tobacco use, or you take a medicine affected by tobacco, you can still get up to 8 counseling sessions every 12 months. Int his case you pay your Part B deductible and 20% of the Medicare-approved amount.
For more info: http://blog.medicare.gov/2013/05/31/say-no-to-tobacco/
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