Key takeaways: Original Medicare (Parts A and B) covers arthritis treatment: Part A covers hospitalization and surgeries, while Part B covers services like doctor visits, ...

Original Medicare covers most medically necessary treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including biologics like adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade, Inflectra), and ...

Medicare doesn’t cover acupuncture unless it’s to treat chronic lower back pain without an identifiable cause. This means arthritis-related pain wouldn’t qualify for coverage.

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers most medically necessary rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments, including biologics. Medicare Part D covers Medicare-approved costs if RA biologics are self ...