Effective January 1, 2011, Medicare started to provide coverage for Annual Wellness Visits. This benefit was included in the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Medicare has come up with two HCPCS codes for these wellness visits for medical billing purposes. The codes are G0438 and G0439.
Keanu Reeves and Lily Collins took a break from filming To the Bone, an upcoming dramedy about eating disorders, to raise awareness of the health issue. âTruth Number One: Many people with eating disorders look healthy, yet may be extremely ill,â Collins says. âTruth Number Two,â continues Reeves.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Print. Bulimia (boo-LEE-me-uh) nervosa, commonly called bulimia, is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder. People with bulimia may secretly binge â eating large amounts of food â and then purge, trying to get rid of the extra calories in an unhealthy way. For example, someone with bulimia may force vomiting or engage in excessive exercise. Sometimes people purge after eating only a small snack or a normal-size meal.