New rules in the healthcare law require most health insurance plans to cover the following eight preventative care measures for women free of charge:
- Well-woman visits.
- Gestational diabetes screening.
- Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling.
- FDA-approved contraceptive methods and contraceptive education.
- Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling.
- HPV DNA testing for women 30 and older.
- Sexually transmitted infections counseling.
- HIV screening and counseling.
These additional services are based on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, according to HHS.
Some group health plans and issuers have maintained grandfathered status and are not required to cover these services.
According to HHS, the Obama administration will keep working with employers to give them the flexibility and resources they need to implement the PPACA in a way that “protects women’s health while making common-sense accommodations for values like religious liberty.”
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