If you have a new health insurance plan or insurance policy beginning on or after September 23, 2010, the following preventive services must be covered without you being required to pay a co-payment or coinsurance or meet your deductible. This applies only when these services are delivered by a network provider.

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm: one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked
• Alcohol misuse: screening and counseling
• Aspirin: use for men and women of certain ages
• Blood pressure: screening for all adults
• Cholesterol: screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk
• Colorectal cancer: screening for adults over 50
• Depression: screening for adults
• Type 2 diabetes: screening for adults with high blood pressure
• Diet: counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
• HIV: screening for all adults at higher risk
• Immunization: vaccines for adults—doses, recommended ages and recommended populations vary:
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Herpes zoster
  • Human papillomavirus
  • Influenza (flu shot)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Meningococcal
  • Pneumococcal
  • Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
  • Varicella
• Obesity: screening and counseling for all adults
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI): prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
• Tobacco use: screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users
• Syphilis: screening for all adults at higher risk

• Anemia: screening on a routine basis for pregnant women
• Bacteriuria: urinary tract or other infection screening for pregnant women
• BRCA: counseling about genetic testing for women at higher risk
• Breast cancer mammography: screenings every one to two years for women over 40
• Breast cancer chemoprevention: counseling for women at higher risk
• Breastfeeding: comprehensive support and counseling from trained providers, as well as access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women*
• Cervical cancer: screening for sexually active women
• Chlamydia infection: screening for younger women and other women at higher risk
• Contraception: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, not including abortifacient drugs*
• Domestic and interpersonal violence: screening and counseling for all women*
• Folic acid: supplements for women who may become pregnant
• Gestational diabetes: screening for women 24 to 28 weeks pregnant and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes*
• Gonorrhea: screening for all women at higher risk
• Hepatitis B: screening for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): screening and counseling for sexually active women*
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test: high-risk HPV DNA testing every three years for women with normal cytology results who are 30 or older*
• Osteoporosis: screening for women over age 60 depending on risk factors
• Rh incompatibility: screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk
• Tobacco use: screening and interventions for all women, and expanded counseling for pregnant tobacco users
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs): counseling for sexually active women*
• Syphilis: screening for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk
• Well-woman visits: to obtain recommended preventive services for women under 65*

* Must be covered with no cost-sharing in plan years starting on or after August 1, 2012.

• Alcohol and drug use: assessments for adolescents
• Autism: screening for children at 18 and 24 months
• Behavioral: assessments for children of all ages
• Blood pressure: screening for children
• Cervical dysplasia: screening for sexually active females
• Congenital hypothyroidism: screening for newborns
• Depression: screening for adolescents
• Developmental: screening for children under age 3, and surveillance throughout childhood
• Dyslipidemia: screening for children at higher risk of lipid disorders
• Fluoride chemoprevention: supplements for children without fluoride in their water source
• Gonorrhea: preventive medication for the eyes of all newborns
• Hearing: screening for all newborns
• Height, weight and body mass index: measurements for children
• Hematocrit or hemoglobin: screening for children
• Hemoglobinopathies: or sickle cell screening for newborns
• HIV: screening for adolescents at higher risk
• Immunization: vaccines for children from birth to age 18—doses, recommended ages and recommended populations vary:
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Human papillomavirus
  • Inactivated poliovirus
  • Influenza (flu shot)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Meningococcal
  • Pneumococcal
  • Rotavirus
  • Varicella
• Iron: supplements for children ages 6 to 12 months at risk for anemia
• Lead: screening for children at risk of exposure
• Medical history: for all children throughout development
• Obesity: screening and counseling
• Oral health: risk assessment for young children
• Phenylketonuria (PKU): screening for this genetic disorder in newborns
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs): prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk
• Tuberculin: testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis
• Vision: screening for all children

To find out more, you may want to read:

Major Changes With Health Care Reform
More Options for Purchasing Insurance
Insurance Regulation Changes That May Affect You
A Perspective on Women and Health Care
Timeline for Health Care Reform Changes
Health Care Reform: Where to Learn More
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