American adults who have health insurance or a higher income were more likely to receive nine recommended clinical preventive services in 2011 and 2012, according to a CDC report released Friday.
Increasingly, preventative services are covered by most health plans without any copayments or deductibles under the Affordable Care Act. Still, many people don't take advantage of these services.
"Securing health insurance coverage might be an important way to increase receipt of clinical preventive services, but insurance coverage is not sufficient to ensure that everyone is offered or uses clinical services proven to prevent disease," according to the report. "Greater awareness of ACA provisions among the public, public health professionals, partners and healthcare providers might help increase the receipt of recommended services."
The nine services most used by American adults, and the total share of adults who received them, are:
1. Blood pressure screening — 82.9 percent
2. Cholesterol screening — 70 percent
3. Breast cancer screening — 61.6 percent
4. Cervical cancer screening — 59.4 percent
5. Diabetes screening — 45.3 percent
6. Hepatitis B vaccination — 38.8 percent
7. Diet counseling — 26.9 percent
8. Colon cancer screening — 23.6 percent; and
9. Hepatitis A vaccination — 12.7 percent
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