What are the Preventive Care Benefits for Children?

Most health plans must cover a set of preventive health services for children at no cost. This includes Marketplace and Medicaid coverage.

Coverage for children’s preventive health services

All Marketplace health plans and many other plans must cover the following list of preventive services for children without charging you a copayment or coinsurance. This is true even if you haven’t met your yearly deductible.

1. Alcohol and drug use assessments for adolescents
2. Autism screening for children at 18 and 24 months
3. Behavioral assessments for children ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years
4. Blood pressure screening for children ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years , 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years
5. Cervical dysplasia screening for sexually active females
6. Depression screening for adolescents
7. Developmental screening for children under age 3
8. Dyslipidemia screening for children at higher risk of lipid disorders ages: 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years,11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years
9. Fluoride chemoprevention supplements for children without fluoride in their water source
10. Gonorrhea preventive medication for the eyes of all newborns
11. Hearing screening for all newborns
12. Height, weight and body mass index (BMI) measurements for children ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years
13. Hematocrit or hemoglobin screening for all children
14. Hemoglobinopathies or sickle cell screening for newborns
15. Hepatitis B screening for adolescents at high risk, including adolescents from countries with 2% or more Hepatitis B prevalence, and U.S.-born adolescents not vaccinated as infants and with at least one parent born in a region with 8% or more Hepatitis B prevalence: 11 – 17 years.
16. HIV screening for adolescents at higher risk
17. Hypothyroidism screening for newborns

18. Immunization vaccines for children from birth to age 18 — doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary:

    • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
    • Haemophilus influenzae type b
    • Hepatitis A
    • Hepatitis B
    • Human Papillomavirus (PVU)
    • Inactivated Poliovirus
    • Influenza (flu shot)
    • Measles
    • Meningococcal
    • Pneumococcal
    • Rotavirus
    • Varicella (Chickenpox)

19. Iron supplements for children ages 6 to 12 months at risk for anemia

20. Lead screening for children at risk of exposure
21. Medical history for all children throughout development ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years , 5 to 10 years , 11 to 14 years , 15 to 17 years
22. Obesity screening and counseling
23. Oral health risk assessment for young children ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years
24. Phenylketonuria (PKU) screening for newborns
25. Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk
26. Tuberculin testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years
27. Vision screening for all children

More information about preventive services for children

• Preventive services for children age 0 to 11 months
• Preventive services for children age 1 to 4 years
• Preventive services for children age 5 to 10 years
• Preventive services for children age 11 to 14 years
• Preventive services for children age 15 to 17 years

More on prevention

• Learn more about preventive care from the CDC.
• See preventive services covered for adults and women.
• Learn more about what else Marketplace health insurance plans cover.