Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. It was an initiative intended to address rising healthcare costs. The ...

A well-woman exam—also known as a women’s wellness exam—is a routine checkup with a women ... Your annual physical is usually with a primary care provider. This visit includes a checkup of your ...

Medicare does not offer a specialized well-woman exam. A person can have screenings for female health or get referrals for necessary screenings as part of other types of doctors’ visits covered by ...

In general, here’s how often pets need a wellness visit: Dogs who hunt or spend a lot of time outdoors may need more frequent parasite assessment with fecal exams, Dr. Brookshire says.

One strategy to increase the number of aging assessments in general practice is to leverage the Welcome to Medicare and Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (MAWV). The MAWVs are intended to provide ...

At times, Medicare also covers preventive services, such as annual wellness visits. However, it does not usually cover other types of visits, like annual physical exams. A person is eligible for ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Last week, ‘Koda,” a 13-year-old make cheetah at Zoom Miami, received a thorough wellness exam as part of the Animal Health Department’s preventative medicine program.

MIAMI – Koda, a 13-year-old male cheetah at Zoo Miami, recently underwent a comprehensive wellness exam as part of the zoo’s preventative health program, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday.

Wyoming Primary Care Association is pleased to be working with the Wyoming Center on Aging at the University of Wyoming on an effort to encourage more seniors to take advantage of their Annual ...