Men's Health Month and National Men's Health Week [cid:[email protected]] <http://www.menshealthmonth.org/> [cid:[email protected]] <http://www.menshealthweek.org/>
June is Men's Health Month and Monday, June 13, 2011 marks the beginning of this year's National Men's Health Week, which culminates appropriately on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 2011. The theme for this year is "Awareness, Prevention, Education, and Family." The purpose of Men's Health Month and Week is to heighten public awareness of preventable health problems and encourage the early detection and treatment of diseases among men and boys. While Medicare now provides coverage for a wider array of preventive services and screenings, many men covered by Medicare are not fully using these services that can make a difference in the quality of their health. We need your help. Please join CMS in helping men with Medicare learn how they can live longer, healthier lives through disease prevention, early detection, and lifestyle modifications that support a healthier life. Medicare provides coverage of many preventive services and screenings that are especially meaningful to men, including but not limited to: § Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Screenings § Cardiovascular Disease Screenings § Diabetes Screening, Diabetes Self-Management Training, and Medical Nutrition Therapy § HIV Screening § Immunizations, including: o Hepatitis B o Influenza o Pneumococcal § Smoking Cessation Counseling § Annual Wellness Exam (new for 2011) Note that while coverage by Medicare is subject to certain eligibility criteria, many preventive services and screenings can now be received with no out-of-pocket costs to the beneficiary. What Can You Do? As a healthcare professional who provides care to men covered by Medicare you can help protect the health of your Medicare patients who may be at risk for certain health issues by educating them about their risk factors and encouraging them to take advantage of the preventive services and screenings that are appropriate for them. (Many preventive services and screenings covered by Medicare require a referral.) For More Information: § Quick Reference Information: Medicare Preventive Services<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf> § MLN Matters Article MM7079 - "Annual Wellness Visit, Including Personalized Prevention Plan"<http://www.cms.gov/mlnmattersarticles/downloads/MM7079.pdf> § Quick Reference Information: The ABCs of Providing the Annual Wellness Visit<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_Chart_ICN905706.pdf> § Medicare Learning Network Preventive Services Educational Products<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp#TopOfPage> § Men's Health Month website<http://www.menshealthmonth.org/> § Men's Health Week website<http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/index.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
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