Medicare Benefits Schedule reports decrease in heart health checks

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Updated October 20 2021 - 3:13pm, first published October 12 2021 - 8:00am
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HEART health checks decreased by 20 percent from July to December last year, prompting fears of undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

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