What is Preventive Care?

A doctor isn’t just someone you see when you get sick. Preventive care helps you and your family stay healthy. Preventive health services include annual physicals, check-ups, women well visits, child well visits, screenings, vaccines, diet and exercise management and more.

The following is a list of preventive services that are covered at no extra cost under most insurance plans:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked
• Alcohol misuse screening and counseling
• Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease for men and women of certain ages
• Blood pressure screening for all adults
• Cholesterol screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk
• Colorectal cancer screening for adults over 50
• Depression screening for adults
• Diabetes (Type 2) screening for adults with high blood pressure
• Diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
• HIV screening for everyone ages 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk
• Obesity screening and counseling for all adults
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
• Syphilis screening for all adults at higher risk
• Tobacco use screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users

Immunization vaccines for adults – doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary: