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Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC)
Continued 2016–17 Beneits Enrollment
Preventive Services Defined
Routine healthcare includes checkup, patient counseling, and screenings to prevent
illness, disease, and other health related problems. Under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, most health plans are required to cover a set of preventive
services at no cost to you (meaning you will not have to pay a copay, coinsurance,
or meet your deductible to receive certain preventive services) when using an in-
network provider. Covered preventive services for adults, women, and children are
included in both of the MEC Advantage plan options.
What is a Preventive Service?
A preventive service might be a test, or it might be advice from your doctor.
Preventive services can detect disease or help prevent illness or other health
problems. Preventive services can include the following,
X Tests (also called screenings) to check X Immunizations (“shots”) for both
your general health or the health of children and adults
certain parts of your body X Special tests at certain times in your
X Regular measurements of weight and life, such as during pregnancy, and
blood pressure beginning at age 50
X Advice about diet, exercise, tobacco,
alcohol and drug use, stress, and
accident prevention
Some preventive services covered under the ACA include the following.
X Blood pressure screening X Immunizations
X Cervical cancer screening X Well-woman visits
X HIV screening
To Locate a First Health Doctor or Facility
Visit www.paisc.com and follow the steps below.
1. Select “Your Plan” at the top of the page
2. Enter the Airport Terminal Services group #2901000
3. Click “Provider Directory” under the First Health logo
4. Enter your geographic information and choose the type of doctor to obtain a
complete list of in-network providers
You may also call First Health at 800.226.5116 for help locating a participating
provider. 7
Continued 2016–17 Beneits Enrollment
Preventive Services Defined
Routine healthcare includes checkup, patient counseling, and screenings to prevent
illness, disease, and other health related problems. Under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, most health plans are required to cover a set of preventive
services at no cost to you (meaning you will not have to pay a copay, coinsurance,
or meet your deductible to receive certain preventive services) when using an in-
network provider. Covered preventive services for adults, women, and children are
included in both of the MEC Advantage plan options.
What is a Preventive Service?
A preventive service might be a test, or it might be advice from your doctor.
Preventive services can detect disease or help prevent illness or other health
problems. Preventive services can include the following,
X Tests (also called screenings) to check X Immunizations (“shots”) for both
your general health or the health of children and adults
certain parts of your body X Special tests at certain times in your
X Regular measurements of weight and life, such as during pregnancy, and
blood pressure beginning at age 50
X Advice about diet, exercise, tobacco,
alcohol and drug use, stress, and
accident prevention
Some preventive services covered under the ACA include the following.
X Blood pressure screening X Immunizations
X Cervical cancer screening X Well-woman visits
X HIV screening
To Locate a First Health Doctor or Facility
Visit www.paisc.com and follow the steps below.
1. Select “Your Plan” at the top of the page
2. Enter the Airport Terminal Services group #2901000
3. Click “Provider Directory” under the First Health logo
4. Enter your geographic information and choose the type of doctor to obtain a
complete list of in-network providers
You may also call First Health at 800.226.5116 for help locating a participating
provider. 7
