Covered Preventive Services for Adults
This list includes all of the preventive services that are covered for adults under the Affordable Care Act. To learn more about a service, check out the links to our related Health Topics.
- 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 recommendation populations vary):
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Herpes Zoster (shingles)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Influenza (flu)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Meningococcal
- Pneumococcal
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- Obesity – screening and counseling for all adults
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) – prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
- Syphilis – screening for all adults at higher risk
- Tobacco Use – screening for all adults and help quitting (cessation interventions) for tobacco users