As you may know your ACA plan is required to provide minimum Essential Health Benefits. But did you know that your health plan also comes with a wide variety of preventive services and screenings at no cost to you? You can access these services through your doctor without being charged a copay or coinsurance, even if you have not yet met your deductible.
Below is a list of these services; however, we encourage you to explore a more comprehensive list at https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits . Additionally, some of these services may only be available to individuals that a physician feels are at high risk for a disease, or who are a certain age. Always check with you doctor and with your insurance provider to ensure you will not be charged.
Preventive Health Services provided through the Affordable Care Act
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Adults
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurism screening (Males who are of have been smokers)
- Alcohol misuse screening and counseling (Males and Females)
- Aspirin use (Males and Females)
- Blood Pressure screening (Males and Females)
- Cholesterol screening (Males and Females)
- Colorectal Cancer screening (Males and Females)
- Depression screening (Males and Females)
- Diabetes II screening (Males and Females)
- Diet counseling (Males and Females)
- Hepatitis B screening (Males and Females)
- HIV screening (Males and Females)
- Vaccines – click here for a full list (Males and Females)
- Lung Cancer screening (Males and Females)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevention screening (Males and Females)
- Syphilis screening (Males and Females)
- Obesity screening (Males and Females)
- Tobacco use screening (Males and Females)
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Women
- Breast Cancer Genetic test counseling
- Mammography screening
- Breast Cancer Chemoprevention counseling
- Chlamydia screening
- Domestic violence screening and counseling
- Gonorrhea screening
- HPV DNA testing
- Osteoporosis screening
- Well woman visits
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Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant
- Anemia screening
- Breastfeeding support and counseling
- Contraception
- Folic Acid supplements
- Gestational Diabetes screening
- Rh Incompatibility screening
- STI screening
- Tobacco intervention and counseling
- UTI and other infections screening
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Children and adolescents
be sure to visit https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-children/ for any age limits on the following services
- Alcohol and drug use assessment
- Autism screening
- Behavioral assessments
- Blood Pressure screening
- Cervical Dysplasia screening
- Developmental screenings
- Dyslipidemia screening
- Fluoride Chemoprevention supplements
- Gonorrhea prevention medication for newborn eyes
- Hearing screening
- Body Mass Index measurements
- Hematocrit and Hemoglobin screening
- Sickle Cell screening
- Hepatitis B screening
- HIV screening
- Hypothyroidism screening
- Vaccines – click here for a full list
- Iron supplements
- Lead screening
- Medical history
- Obesity screening and counseling
- Oral Health assessment
- PKU screening
- STI screening
- Tuberculin screening
- Vision screening
