More Americans Are Getting Preventive Care

Seventy-one million more Americans are getting preventive services coverage without cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act, according to the Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS). This includes colonoscopies, pap smears, mammograms, well-child visits, flu shots, and many more services. Millions of Americans were in health plans that did not cover these services. Based on the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Employer Health Benefits Survey and Census Bureau data, HHS estimates that about 71 million Americans are now getting expanded coverage of preventive services due to the Affordable Care Act. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Employer Health Benefits Survey in 2012 found that 41% of all workers were covered by employer-sponsored group health plans that expanded their list of covered preventive services due to the Affordable Care Act.