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Benefits for Women at No Charge!


You've got a plan on the Marketplace, which means you get a lot of benefits at no charge!


The following benefits are covered on ALL marketplace plans, and you are not charged a copayment or coinsurance. Reminder: these services are only free when completed by a doctor/provider in your plan’s network. Talk to your agent if you need help finding an in-network provider!


Services for pregnant women or women who may become pregnant

  • Breastfeeding support and counseling from trained providers, and access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women

  • Birth control: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, as prescribed by a health care provider for women with reproductive capacity (not including abortifacient drugs).

  • Folic acid supplements for women who may become pregnant

  • Gestational diabetes screening for women 24 weeks pregnant (or later) and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes

  • Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk

  • Hepatitis B screening for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit

  • Maternal depression screening for mothers at well-baby visits

  • Preeclampsia prevention and screening for pregnant women with high blood pressure

  • Rh incompatibility screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk

  • Syphilis screening

  • Expanded tobacco intervention and counseling for pregnant tobacco users

  • Urinary tract screening or other infection screening

Get more information about any of these services by contacting your local agent at 801-609-8699 or learning more at HealthCare.gov.


Other covered preventive services for women

  • Bone density screening for all women over age 65 or women age 64 and younger that have gone through menopause

  • Breast cancer genetic test counseling (BRCA) for women at higher risk

  • Breast cancer mammography screenings every 2 years for women 50 and over and as recommended by a provider for women 40 to 49 or women at higher risk for breast cancer

  • Breast cancer chemoprevention counseling for women at higher risk

  • Cervical cancer screening: Pap test (also called a Pap smear) for women age 21 to 65

  • Chlamydia infection screening for younger women and other women at higher risk

  • Diabetes screening for women with a history of gestational diabetes who aren’t currently pregnant and who haven’t been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before

  • Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women

  • Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk

  • HIV screening and counseling for everyone age 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk

  • PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication for HIV-negative women at high risk for getting HIV through sex or injection drug use

  • Sexually transmitted infections counseling for sexually active women

  • Tobacco use screening and interventions

  • Urinary incontinence screening for women yearly

  • Well-woman visits to get recommended services for all women

Again, all these benefits are covered on ALL marketplace plans, and you are not charged a copayment or coinsurance!


The list doesn't end here!


There's another list here of preventive services covered for ALL adults.


Let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help!


Call or text your local agent at 801-609-8699, or schedule an appointment through the link below.


About Utah Avenue Insurance

Utah Avenue Insurance is your local health insurance experts. Our agents are here to help you with all your health insurance questions. Utah Avenue can help you with marketplace (aka Obamacare) plans, private health insurance and Medicare. If you have questions about how your medical insurance plans work or need help enrolling in a plan, we can help you. As always, our service is free to you.


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