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@ffr I am not aware of any Medicare cutbacks. I have Traditional Medicare and a Supplement (G). I'm wondering what kind of exams for women you are referring to?

Do you have Traditional Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan through a private insurance company such as Aetna, United or something similar? I am aware that Medicare Advantage Plans require preauthorizations and sometimes turn down medical care for imaging, for instance, that Traditional Medicare covers. For instance, when I had a recurrence of endometrial cancer my medical provider ordered a PET/MR. Traditional Medicare covered the entire cost.

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I tried to include the summary from the Medicare site. Hopefully I did it right. So for me, I had a PAP/cervical exam at 65 but then it went to every two years. Prior to being on Medicare I had this exam annually. So maybe Medicare didn’t change during this time, but Medicare’s payment rules were more limited. My gynecologist did not suggest that this was inappropriate. In hindsight, knowing that endometrial cancer is a frequent cancer in post-menopausal women and that the occurrence rates are rising, this seems inappropriate.