The Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. Many insurance plans are now required to cover the full cost of important preventive services, like medical tests (screenings) and shots (vaccines).
Ask your insurance provider what’s included in your plan. If you have private insurance, you may be able to get these services at no cost to you. Many are also provided at no cost under Medicare. If you have Medicaid, check with your state.
The lists below include all of the preventive services covered by the Affordable Care Act and show you where you can get more information about these services in healthfinder.gov’s Quick Guide to Healthy Living. The Quick Guide offers practical tips and resources to help you and your family stay healthy.
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Health Topic | What’s Covered | Learn More |
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | One-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked | |
Alcohol Misuse | Screening and counseling | |
Aspirin | 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 (recommendations vary):
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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 help quitting (cessation interventions) for tobacco users | |
Syphilis | Screening for all adults at higher risk |
Health Topic | What’s Covered | Learn More |
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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 | |
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 (STI) | 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 |
Health Topic | What’s Covered | Learn More |
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Alcohol and Drug Use | Assessments for adolescents | |
Autism | Screening for children at 18 and 24 months | |
Behavioral | Assessments for children of all ages | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Blood Pressure | Screening for children | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Cervical Dysplasia | Screening for sexually active females | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Congenital Hypothyroidism | Screening for newborns | |
Depression | Screening for adolescents |
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Developmental | Screening for children under age 3, and surveillance throughout childhood | |
Dyslipidemia | Screening for children at higher risk of lipid disorders | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Fluoride Chemoprevention | Supplements for children without fluoride in their water source | |
Gonorrhea | Preventive medicine for the eyes of all newborns | |
Hearing | Screening for all newborns | |
Height, Weight and Body Mass Index | Measurements for children | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Hematocrit or Hemoglobin | Screening for children | |
Hemoglobinopathies | Sickle cell screening for newborns | |
HIV | Screening for adolescents at higher risk | |
Immunization | Vaccines for children from birth to age 18 (recommendations vary):
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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 | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Obesity | Screening and counseling | |
Oral Health | Risk assessment for young children | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Phenylketonuria (PKU) | Screening for this genetic disorder in newborns | |
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) | Prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk | |
Tuberculin | Testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis | Make the Most of Your Child’s Visit to the Doctor: |
Vision | Screening for all children |
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