Try: Medicare only covers certain types of procedures and treatments one major exclusion applies to routine care unlike customary health insurance policies medicare does not provide coverage for routine care medicare does not cover most dental care eye examinations or immunizations these are the types of routine care that make up most seniors health care although the routine care is not covered major care in these areas may be covered if necessary for example surgery for cataracts or major dental surgery may be covered one solution to avoid paying out of pocket for the excluded services is to obtain a medicare supplement insurance policy

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