Learn which aspects of dementia care Medicare does and doesn't cover, so you can take advantage of all the available benefits and arrange for supplemental coverage as needed.

A short cognitive test is required part of a Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). A more in-depth exam can then be arranged if needed. Read more.

The Medicare annual wellness visit—a preventive care visit free to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part B—requires detection of cognitive impairment. We surveyed an internet panel of adults ...

Cognitive testing is an important tool used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. This article covers several of the most commonly used cognitive tests done for this purpose.

Differentiating between changes Medicare covers cognitive assessments during an annual wellness visit, but Petersen says many primary care doctors are uncomfortable administering them.

Medicare paid for only one amyloid-PET scan over a patient’s’ lifetime, reflecting uncertainty about its value. Now it pays for more, but are the tests reliable?

Kamala Harris indicated she'd be open to taking a cognitive test. Harris has also suggested that under her presidency, the U.S. will swiftly remove those in the nation illegally.

Washington politics is drawing attention to cognitive testing, a 10-minute series of questions to assess different brain function.

Cognitive testing is not mandatory under Medicare, but it is an included feature of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). Learn more here.

With all the concern, what can cognitive testing actually tell about a person’s brain health – and what can’t they answer? And presidents aside, does the average older adult need one?