Expanding Access to Health Services for Women
It’s important that women have access to the preventive medical services they need. New guidelines now allow millions of women to receive preventive health services by removing barriers such as copays, co-insurance, and deductibles for several common services including:
- well-woman visits
- screening for gestational diabetes
- human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing for women 30 and older
- sexually-transmitted infection counseling
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and counseling
- FDA-approved contraception methods and contraceptive counseling
- breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling
- domestic violence screening and counseling
New private health plans must cover these women’s preventive services in plan years starting on or after August 1, 2012. Call your insurer for more information.
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