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Most plans must over a set of preventive services – like shots and screenings – at no cost to you.

For example, depending on your age, you may have access to no-cost preventive services such as:

Blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol tests
	Many cancer screenings, including mammograms and colonoscopies
	Counseling on such topics as quitting smoking, losing weight, eating healthfully, treating depression, and reducing alcohol use
	Regular well-baby and well-child visits
	Routine vaccinations against diseases such as measles, polio, or meningitis
	Counseling, screening, and vaccines to ensure healthy pregnancies
	Flu shots and other vaccinesWhy am I being charged a fee for preventive care?

Your health plan may charge a fee if:

**Out-of-network providers:** These services are free only when delivered by a doctor or other provider in your plan’s network. Your health plan may allow you to receive these services from an out-of-network provider but may charge you a fee.**Office visit fees:** Be aware that your plan can require you to pay some costs of the office visit if the preventive service is not the primary purpose of the visit.
	**Grandfathered plans:** If your plan is “grandfathered,” these benefits may not be available to you.Questions

Talk to a health care provider to know which covered preventive services are right for you — based on your age, gender, and health status.
	Contact your insurance company if you have questions about your plan or fees.**Need health insurance?**

Find affordable health care and compare plans at Healthcare.gov.

                    
  


Content created by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA) Content last reviewed March 17, 2022 Back to top
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