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If your health insurance plan falls into the above mentioned category of “Non-Grandfathered” then you may be eligible to receive preventive services at NOT COST TO YOU: no copay, no coinsurance, no deductible.  For example:  Its flu season, and you want to get your seasonal flu vaccine.  The corner drugstore advertises them for $25.  However, vaccinations are included under the umbrella of preventive care.  So call your Family Practitioner and schedule to go in just for the flu shot, making sure to tell the Doctor your primary reason of visit is for preventive care and not just an “Office Visit”.  Want to know what else is included under the magical umbrella of Preventive Care?  Thought you’d never ask:

      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
• 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

Covered Preventive Services for Women, Including Pregnant Women

      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 1 to 2 years for women over 40

      Breast Cancer Chemoprevention: counseling for women at higher risk

      Breast Feeding interventions: to support and promote breast-feeding

      Cervical Cancer: screening for sexually active women

      Chlamydia Infection screening: for younger women and other women at higher risk

      Folic Acid supplements: for women who may become pregnant

      Gonorrhea screening: for all women at higher risk

      Hepatitis B screening: for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit

      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

      Syphilis screening: for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk

 Covered Preventive Services for Children

      Alcohol and Drug Use: assessments for adolescents

      Autism screening: for children at 18 and 24 months

      Behavioral assessments: for children of all ages

      Cervical Dysplasia: screening for sexually active females

      Congenital Hypothyroidism: screening for newborns

      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
• 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 Infection (STI) prevention counseling for adolescents at higher risk

      Tuberculin testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis

      Vision screening for all children