V-BID in Action: Preventive Care Coverage in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Originally Produced: November 2013 Updated: July 2019 Protecting Preventive Care Coverage in the Post-ACA Era Preventive Care Coverage in the ACA: Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that issuers offering group or individual health insurance plans must provide coverage for specified preventive services without a beneficiary copayment or a contribution toward a deductible. This elimination of consumer cost-sharing applies only when these services are delivered by a network provider. Determining Covered Preventive Services: Congress selected three organizations to determine covered preventive services with the intent to include all segments of the population. These organizations are the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. The current list of preventive services includes a variety of counseling [...]