Benefits Tip – Preventive Care

Preventive Care Covered at 100 Percent, But What Is Considered Preventive? With Health Reform, many people are now aware that preventive care is covered at 100 percent–meaning there is no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.  But what care is consideredpreventive?  Not all cancer screening is preventive (e.g. lung cancer screening is usually not considered preventive).  Not all routine blood tests are preventive (e.g. thyroid tests are usually not preventive).  Not all ‘screening’ doctors’ office visits are preventive (e.g. total body skin exams by dermatologists are usually not considered preventive).  So what is preventive and who decides? For more information, please visit the Compass Healthcare Consumerism Blog.