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Staying Healthy
The care you need to get you back to your life.
The importance of preventive care.
• In some plans, if the provider of
ne of the best ways to stay
healthy is to lead a healthy
services is not in-network
If you're not sure what's covered
0 lifestyle and take advantage
of preventive care that is often
under your health plan, check if your
insurer has an online
available to you through
your private or public
member portal. Most
health insurance.
insurers offer a secure
Many people seek out
online site where you can
health care only when they
access all of your plan
information.
feel sick or are injured, but
An important first
another very important
aspect of what health
step in preventive care
care offers is preventive
is to schedule a doctor
appointment. Preparing
services. Many illnesses,
like colon cancer, do not
ahead of time can ensure
Dr. Beth
have warning signs until
the visit is as easy and
Gold man
the illness is very serious
stress-free as possible.
Specia I to the
and much more difficult, or
When seeing a doctor,
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impossible, to cure. Other
there are a few things to
examples of preventive
always bring:
• Insurance cards
health care are stopping
smoking and wearing seat belts.
for current coverage
• A driver's license or another valid
Under the Affordable Care Act,
some services that are now covered by
photo ID
• A list of any prescription
most health insurance plans include:
• Screenings for diabetes; high
medications, supplements and
blood pressure; sexually
vitamins or, even better, the
transmitted infections; cervical,
medicine bottles themselves
breast and colon cancer; and more
If you're seeing a doctor for the
• Education, counseling and
first time, here's some additional
prescriptions for birth control and
information to bring:
sterilization
• A copy of medical records from
• Breastfeeding support, supplies
previous doctors
and counseling
• Family health history, including
• Domestic violence screening and
chronic conditions and illnesses
counseling
In addition to bringing your medical
• Immunizations
information, it's important to speak
You can find out which types of
up. Get involved in your health care by
preventive care and health screenings
asking a few questions including:
are appropriate throughout the lifespan
• How should I contact you if I
by going to the following website:
have a question?
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.
• What's the best way to get a
org/recommendations.htm.
prescription filled or refilled?
• How far in advance will I need to
The best thing about preventive
call to make an appointment?
services is that they're often at no
cost to you. As long as the doctor
• Where should I go if I need
is in-network and the visit is for
urgent or emergency care?
Making a doctor's appointment
preventive care, then you don't have to
worry about a copay, coinsurance or
is your first step to better health.
deductible. Keep in mind that out-of-
Receiving the appropriate regular
pocket expenses may occur if
preventive screenings and care is
• You receive other services during
another crucial step to managing your
the same visit that are not
health. Start the journey today.
preventive
Dr. Beth Goldman, MD, MPH, is the medical
• The services are used to treat,
diagnose or monitor an illness,
director of Behavioral Health at Blue Cross
injury or health problem
Blue Shield of Michigan.
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