Preventive Health Care Prevention is the first step in staying healthy. Medicare pays for many preventive services, including:

• Breast cancer screenings
• Colorectal cancer screenings
• Flu shots
• Pneumonia shots

Take care of yourself now so that you can stay healthy longer. Medicare offers free information on covered screening tests and shots that can help you stay healthy. Visit Medicare’s Web site to download Your Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services, Your Medicare Benefits, and Medicare Preventive Services To Help Keep You Healthy.

Also, talk to your doctor about what preventive health care screenings and shots you may need.