What Medicare Part A & Part B Don’t Generally Cover

Items and services that Medicare Part A and Part B don’t generally cover include:

• Acupuncture
• Chiropractic services, except to correct a subluxation using manipulation of the spine
• Cosmetic surgery
• Custodial care
• Dental care and dentures
• Eye care (routine exam), eye refractions, and most eyeglasses
• Foot care
• Health care while traveling outside the U.S.
• Hearing aids and exams for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid
• Hearing tests not ordered by a doctor
• Long-term care services and supports (long-stay nursing home and home and community-based services)
• Orthopedic shoes (with few exceptions)
• Prescription drugs (Medicare doesn’t cover most outpatient drugs)
• Syringes or insulin, unless the insulin is used with an insulin pump