Preventive services are a key component of many health insurance plans. The introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act brought about many legislative changes intended to improve the health of people in the United States. One such change was the introduction of mandatory coverage with no cost sharing for services determined to be preventive. Historically, preventive service status has been determined based on clinical evidence. This paper examines the evolution and future of preventive services.
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Which preventive services are being used more frequently?Since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health plans have been required to cover preventive services at no cost. This graphic shows preventive services with the fastest growth in utilization between 2014 and 2017, across the Individual, Employer-based, Medicare, and Medicaid markets. |
Which preventive services are being used less frequently?Since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health plans have been required to cover preventive services at no cost. This graph shows preventive services with the slowest growth in utilization between 2014 and 2017, across the Individual, Employer-based, Medicare, and Medicaid markets. |