PREVENTIVE CARE

The Unique Healthcare MEC Plus plan preventive care benefits shall be based on the recommendations set forth by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the current Health Resources and Services Administration guidelines. For current listing of preventive services and procedures, please visit:

https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/

COVERED PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm-one time screening for men of specified ages who have never smoked
Alcohol Misuse-screening and counseling
Aspirin-use 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 age fifty (50)
Depression-screening for adults
Type 2 Diabetes-screening for adults with high blood pressure
Diet-counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
HIV-screening for all adults at higher risk for Hepatitis B and C
Lung Cancer Screening
Immunization-vaccines for adults-doses and recommended populations vary
Obesity-screening and counseling for adults
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)-prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
Tobacco Use-screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users
Syphilis-screening for all adults at higher risk

COVERED PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR WOMEN, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN
Anemia-screening on a routine basis for pregnant women
Bacteriuria-urinary tract or other infection screening for pregnant women
BRCA-counseling about genetic testing for women at higher risk
Breast Cancer Mammography-screening every one (1) or two (2) years for women over forty (40)
Breast Cancer prevention-counseling for women at higher risk
Breast Feeding-comprehensive support and counseling from trained providers, as well as access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women
Cervical cancer-screening for sexually active women
Chlamydia Infection-screening for younger women and other women at higher risk
Contraception-Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures and patient education counseling, not including abortifacient drugs
Domestic and Interpersonal Violence-screening and counseling for all women
Folic Acid-supplements for women who may be pregnant
Gestational Diabetes-screening for women twenty-four (24) to twenty-eight (28) weeks pregnant and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes
Gonorrhea-screening for all women at higher risk
Hepatitis B-screening for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-screening and counseling for sexually active women
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA Test-high risk HPV DNA testing every three (3) years for women with normal cytology results who are thirty (30) or older
Osteoporosis-screening for women over sixty (60) depending on risk factors
RH Incompatibility-screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)-counseling for sexually active women
Syphilis-screening for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk
Well-women visits-to obtain recommended preventative services for women under sixty-five (65)

COVERED PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Alcohol and Drug Use-assessments for adolescents
Autism-screening for children at eighteen (18) and twenty-four (24) months of age
Behavioral-assessments for children of all ages
Blood Pressure-screening for children two (2) months to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15-17 years
Cervical Dysplasia-screening for sexually active females
Congenital Hypothyroidism-screening for newborns
Depression-screening for adolescents
Dyslipidemia-screening for children at higher risk of lipid disorders
Developmental screening
Hemoglobinopathies/sickle cell screening
HIV Screening
Hypothyroidism screening