Medicare – Know the Difference: Wellness Visit vs Physical

By Michael Monteforte, Jr., Founding Attorney, Monteforte Law, P.C.

Medicare covers preventative care services, including an annual wellness visit. But confusing a wellness visit with a physical could be very costly. 

As part of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare beneficiaries receive a free annual wellness visit. At this visit, your doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant will generally do the following: 

• Ask you to fill out a health risk assessment questionnaire 
• Update your medical history and current prescriptions
• Measure your height, weight, blood pressure, and body mass index
• Provide personalized health advice 
• Create a screening schedule for the next 5 to 10 years
• Screen for cognitive issues

You do not have to pay a deductible for this visit. You may also receive other free preventative services, such as a flu shot. 

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Michael Monteforte, Jr.

Founding Attorney

Michael Monteforte, Jr. is the founding attorney of Monteforte Law, P.C., an estate planning and elder law firm in Woburn, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in January 2002 and to federal practice in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, in March 2006. He has practiced estate planning and elder law in Massachusetts for over twenty years.

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