Does Medicare Cover Multiple Sclerosis Treatment?

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…

Medicare Coverage for Parkinson’s Disease

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,…

Does Medicare Cover Speech Therapy?

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — Written by Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA — December 2, 2020 Medicare coverage  |  Eligibility  |  Costs  |  About speech therapy  |  Takeaway Medicare may cover speech therapy services under parts A, B, or C. The services must be medically necessary and may…

Higher Vitamin C and E Intake Linked to Lower 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…