u/Emmerson_Licausi

I'm helping my mom sort through her Medicare stuff. She's 67, on Original Medicare. Part A and B, no advantage plan. She needs an eye exam. Just a routine one to get her new glasses. She hasn't had her eyes checked in two years.

I tried reading the Medicare website. Some say routine eye exams aren't covered, other places say you're only covered if you have certain conditions like diabetes or glaucoma. My mom doesn't have any of that. She just needs a regular checkup.

So if she walks into an eye doctor with just Original Medicare, will they cover a regular exam? No special condition. And if they don't, what did the rest of you do? Pay out of pocket? Get some kind of add on plan? Pay cash? Get a supplemental plan?