Medicare to Screen for Alcoholism
latimes.com - Problem drinking among the elderly may cost Medicare more than $230 million a year to treat liver disease and other ailments, but only now will the huge healthcare program start covering routine screening for alcoholism.
Beginning this week, newly enrolled Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for an introductory physical that emphasizes prevention of conditions including alcoholism, depression, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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