Medicare Part B covers services and supplies, such as drugs and biologicals, that are usually self-administered by the patient.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. Not stated

Answer: (B)

Medicare coverage for drugs depends on how they’re used and where they’re administered. Part B covers drugs and biologicals that are given in a clinical setting by a healthcare professional—things like chemotherapy drugs administered intravenously, injectable biologics in a physician’s office, or vaccines administered during a visit. It does not cover medications that patients typically self-administer at home. Those self-administered drugs are generally handled under Part D, the prescription drug benefit.

So the statement is not correct because Part B is about drugs given by a clinician, not those usually self-administered. For example, an infusion chemotherapy is Part B, while a pill you take at home for blood pressure would be Part D.