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Preventive Care Coverage:

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Preventive check-ups and screenings can help find illnesses and medical problems early and improve the
health of you and everyone in your family. Your health plan covers screenings and services with
NO out-of-pocket costs like copays or coinsurance as long as you visit a doctor IN your plan’s provider
network. This is true even if you haven’t met your deductible. Preventive services are provided for women, men
and children of all ages. Below are preventive services covered at no cost to you.

FOR ADULTS FOR CHILDREN
Annual preventive medical history and physical exam Annual preventive medical history and physical exam
SCREENINGS FOR: SCREENINGS FOR:
 Abdominal aortic aneurysm  Autism
 Alcohol abuse and tobacco use  Cervical dysplasia
 Anxiety  Critical congenital heart defect screening for newborns
 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including cholesterol  Depression
screening & statin use for the prevention of CVD  Developmental delays
 Colorectal and lung cancer  Dyslipidemia (for children at higher risk)
 Depression  Hearing loss, hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease and
 Falls prevention phenylketonuria (PKU) in newborns
 High blood pressure, obesity and diabetes  Hematocrit or hemoglobin
 HIV screening and PrEP medication use for the preven-  Lead poisoning
tion of HIV  Obesity
 Sexually transmitted infections, HPV and hepatitis  Sexually transmitted infections and HIV
 Tuberculosis  Tuberculosis
 Vision Screening
COUNSELING FOR:
 Alcohol misuse AND COUNSELING:
 Domestic violence  Alcohol and drug use assessment for adolescents
 Healthy diet and physical activity counseling for adults  Obesity counseling
who are overweight or obese and have additional  Oral health risk assessment, dental caries prevention fluoride
cardiovascular risk disease factors varnish and oral fluoride supplements
 Obesity  Skin cancer prevention counseling
 Sexually transmitted infections  Tobacco cessation
 Skin cancer prevention
 Tobacco use, including certain medicine to stop
 Use of aspirin to prevent heart attacks JUST FOR WOMEN
 Aspirin for preeclampsia prevention
 Breast cancer screening, breast cancer prevention
medication, genetic testing and counseling
 Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling
 Certain contraceptives and medical devices, morning
 Diphtheria, Pertussis (“Whooping Cough”), Tetanus after pill, and sterilization to prevent pregnancy
 Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib)  Cervical cancer screening
 Hepatitis A and B  Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis B
 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) screenings
 Inactivated Poliovirus (Polio)  Counseling for alcohol and tobacco use during
pregnancy
 Influenza (Flu)  Diabetes mellitus screening after pregnancy
 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)  Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
 Meningitis  Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test
 Pneumococcal  Osteoporosis screening
 Rotavirus  Screenings during pregnancy, including screenings for
 Varicella (Chicken Pox) anemia, gestational diabetes, bacteriuria, Rh(D)
 Zoster (Herpes, Shingles) compatibility, preeclampsia and perinatal depression
 Urinary incontinence screening

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