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Comprehensive Coverage for Women's Preventive Care

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

This applies only when these services are delivered by an in-network provider.

  • Anemia screening on a routine basis for pregnant women
  • Breast Cancer Genetic Test Counseling (BRCA) for women at higher risk for breast cancer
  • Breast Cancer Mammography screenings every 1 to 2 years for women over 40
  • Breast Cancer Chemo prevention counseling for women at higher risk
  • Breastfeeding comprehensive support and counseling from trained providers, and 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, as prescribed by a health care provider for women with reproductive capacity (not including abortifacient drugs). This does not apply to health plans sponsored by certain exempt “religious employers.”
  • 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
  • HIV screening and counseling for sexually active women
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Test every 3 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 counseling for sexually active women
  • Syphilis screening for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk
  • Tobacco Use screening and interventions for all women, and expanded counseling for pregnant tobacco users
  • Urinary tract or other infection screening for pregnant women
  • Well-woman visits to get recommended services for women under 65

 Footnote: This is a brief overview of Marketplace health insurance policies. You should understand the benefits offered before purchasing any insurance policy.

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