What Preventive Health Benefits Are Covered for Free?

Covered Preventive Care Services

Children and Adolescents

Newborns

• Screening for hearing loss, hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease and phenylketonuria (PKU)
• Gonorrhea preventive medication for eyes

Immunizations

• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• Haemophilus influenzae type B
• Hepatitis A and B
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
•  Influenza (Flu)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• Meningococcal
• Pneumococcal (pneumonia)
• Inactivated Poliovirus
• Rotavirus
•  Varicella (chickenpox)

Childhood health screenings

• Medical history for all children throughout development
• Height, weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements
• Developmental screening
• Autism screening
• Behavioral assessment
• Vision screening
• Oral health risk assessment
• Hematocrit or hemoglobin screening
• Obesity screening and weight management counseling
• Iron supplements
• Fluoride supplements
•  Lead screening
• Dyslipidemia screening
• Tuberculin testing

Adolescent health screenings

• Depression screening
• Alcohol and drug use assessment
• Counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Cervical dysplasia screening
• HIV screening

Adults

General health screenings

• Blood pressure screening
• Cholesterol screening
• Type 2 diabetes screening
• HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) screenings Cancer screenings
• Breast cancer mammography
• Breast cancer chemoprevention counseling
• Cervical cancer pap test for women
• Colorectal cancer screenings including fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
• Prostate cancer (PSA) screening for men

Health Counseling

Doctors are encouraged to counsel patients about these health issues and refer them to appropriate resources as needed:

• Healthy diet
• Weight loss
•  Tobacco use
• Alcohol misuse
• Depression
• Prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease

Immunizations

• Hepatitis A and B
• Herpes Zoster
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• Influenza (Flu)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• Meningococcal
• Pneumococcal (pneumonia)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
• Varicella (chickenpox)

Men

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm one-time screening

Women

• Osteoporosis screening
• Chlamydia infection screening
• Gonorrhea and syphilis screening
• BRCA counseling about genetic testing

Pregnant Women

• Folic acid supplements
• Anemia screening for iron deficiency
• Tobacco cessation counseling
• Syphilis screening
• Hepatitis B screening
• Rh incompatibility blood type testing
• Bacteriuria urinary tract infection screening
• Breastfeeding education

This information is a high-level summary and for general informational purposes only. The information is not comprehensive and does not constitute legal, tax, compliance or other advice or guidance.