Women’s Health Essential Benefits
  • Name and discuss four prevention essential health benefits for women that must be covered under the Affordable Care Act.

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Women's Health Essential Benefits

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a set of essential health benefits (EHB) that insurance plans must cover, particularly focusing on preventive services for women. Here are four essential health benefits related to prevention that must be covered under the ACA:

1. Preventive Services
  • Discussion: The ACA mandates coverage for a range of preventive services without cost-sharing, meaning women do not have to pay deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance for these services when provided by in-network providers. This coverage includes routine screenings and preventive care aimed at early detection and risk reduction.
  • Examples:
    • Screening for Breast Cancer: Women aged 40 and older are entitled to annual mammograms.
    • Cervical Cancer Screening: Pap smears are covered for women aged 21 and older every three years, or every five years when combined with HPV testing for women aged 30 to 65…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a set of essential health benefits (EHB) that insurance plans must cover, particularly focusing on preventive services for women. Here are four essential health benefits related to prevention that must be covered under the ACA:

1. Preventive Services
  • Discussion: The ACA mandates coverage for a range of preventive services without cost-sharing, meaning women do not have to pay deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance for these services when provided by in-network providers. This coverage includes routine screenings and preventive care aimed at early detection and risk reduction.
  • Examples:
    • Screening for Breast Cancer: Women aged 40 and older are entitled to annual mammograms.
    • Cervical Cancer Screening: Pap smears are covered for women aged 21 and older every three years, or every five years when combined with HPV testing for women aged 30 to 65…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a set of essential health benefits (EHB) that insurance plans must cover, particularly focusing on preventive services for women. Here are four essential health benefits related to prevention that must be covered under the ACA: Women’s Health Essential Benefits

1. Preventive Services
  • Discussion: The ACA mandates coverage for a range of preventive services without cost-sharing, meaning women do not have to pay deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance for these services