Covered Preventive Services for Women, Including Pregnant Women
This page includes all of the preventive services that are covered for women under the Affordable Care Act. To learn more about a service, check out the links to our related Health Topics.
- 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
- 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
- Well-woman Visits – to obtain recommended preventive services