Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act created new requirements that private insurers cover preventive services, including routine immunizations, screenings for conditions such as cancer and high cholesterol, and preventive services for women.

A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines these prevention requirements and discusses the impact they may have. The fact sheet examines which types of preventive services must be offered to individuals in general and which preventive services must be offered to special populations such as children, youth and women. The fact sheet also includes a table with a summary of federally-recommended preventive services. Read the full post...