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Is a dexa every 2 years enough?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:54pm | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
My understanding is Medicare will pay for one more than every two years if medically necessary. You can call Medicare and ask them.
I never understand why a doctor won’t order something when a patient requests it, even if it is not recommended as protocol.
I quit smoking when I was 35, I’m 71 now. I would like a lung cancer screening. My PCP, who I do like, said my smoking history does not fit the protocol to order a screening. I may discuss with her when I go in for annual
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I thought that same thing when I had 2 MDs refuse to order CTX and P1NP tests. There is a lot I don't know about medicine, but why do they care? Why would they refuse to order a blood test that a patient believes will have a positive impact on their health?
Willow5,
Same smoking history here. I asked my GP for a screen and she ordered a chest x-ray as a start.
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Medicare will pay for the scans every year provided you are actively being treated for bone loss. I have osteopenia which would normally not be covered (annually) nor would the drug to treat it, but because I am using an AI which can cause bone loss the drug is covered. Because I'm being treated for bone loss, the scan is covered annually.