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Understanding Medicare Coverage for Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., CNE, COI — Written by S. Behring — July 6, 2020 Medicare coverage  |  Covered treatments  |  What’s not covered  |  Costs  |  More about MS  |  Takeaway Managing multiple sclerosis often involves medications, therapies, and other treatments. Medicare will cover many…

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Understanding Medicare Coverage for Parkinson’s Disease Patients

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Shilpa Amin, M.D., CAQ, FAAFP — Written by Corey Whelan — Updated on April 21, 2021 Medicare coverage  |  What is covered?  |  What isn’t covered?  |  Parkinson’s disease  |  Takeaway Medicare covers medications, therapies, and other services involved treating Parkinson’s disease and its symptoms. Physical therapy,…

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Efforts to Mitigate Parkinson’s Risk

From: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – www.michaeljfox.org by Rachel Dolhun, MD on January 6, 2021  A new study in the journal Neurology, led by Essi Hantikainen, PhD, of the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy, links higher Vitamin C and E consumption to a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). For the study, researchers asked more than…