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Federally Qualified Health
Centers
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Another possible way to
lower your health care costs is to go to a Federally Qualified Health Center
(FQHC). At a FQHC, you can get routine care. When you use
a FQHC, the Health Care Center covers some health services like preventive care that are not
covered by Medicare. FQHCs include community health centers, tribal health clinics, migrant health
services, and health centers for the homeless. Anyone with Medicare may go to a FQHC for
health care services. They are usually in inner-city and rural areas. FQHC services that
are available to people with Medicare include:
 | Routine physical exams. |
| Screening and diagnostic tests
for vision and hearing problems, and other health problems.
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| Flu shots and other similar
shots.
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When you get these
services at a FQHC, you do not have to pay the $100 yearly Part B deductible. If you get
other services like X-rays, you will have to pay the usual Part B yearly deductible of
$100. Sometimes you will not have to pay the
20 percent coinsurance for Part B services.
To find the FQHC nearest
to you, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227, TTY/TDD 1-877-486-2048 for the hearing and
speech impaired). Ask for the telephone number of the Primary Care Association in your
state.
*This
information was taken from the Health Care Financing Administration’s, “2000 Guide to Health Insurance for
People with Medicare”. TThis is an Adobe Acrobat file. |
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