Medicare wants to help protect you from COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease seem to be at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness. This means that people with Medicare may be at higher risk. Medicare covers:
- Lab tests for COVID-19
- FDA-authorized COVID-19 antibody (or “serology”) tests
- Monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19
- COVID-19 vaccines
For the latest information about:
- How Medicare is helping during this public health emergency, go to Medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus.
- COVID-19 prevention, symptoms, and answers to common questions, go to Coronavirus.gov.
- Public health and safety information from CDC, go to CDC.gov/coronavirus.
What the U.S. Government is doing in response to COVID-19, go to USA.gov.
New / Updated Training Materials
2021 Medicare Amounts job aid (in multiple languages)
2021 Medicare Appeals Processes job aid
The CMS National Training Program has training materials for many Medicare topics, including PowerPoint modules that can be customized for your audience. Check them out at CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov.
NTP Webinar Recordings
January NTP Medicare Update & Education Webinar (Recorded January 14, 2021): We shared Medicare updates, tips for training preparation, and demonstrated how to use our NTP website to maximize your Medicare training experience.
January 2021 Understanding Medicare Webinar Day 1
January 2021 Understanding Medicare Webinar Day 2
To view all of our webinar recordings, please visit the NTP website.
Did You Know?
- As the country is distributing COVID-19 vaccines, scammers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn tips to help prevent Medicare fraud and report suspected Medicare fraud by calling us at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.
- February is American Heart Month. Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers cardiovascular screening blood tests once every 5 years.
- The 2021 Federal Poverty Levels are published.
- You can find the latest information by visiting the CMS Newsroom.