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Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by bryan11 on Sunday November 13, 2016 @10:15PM (#12947268)
Current insurance plans don't help much with preventative care. While a yearly 'physical' involving an 8 minute talk with a doctor is covered, insurance only pays 10% of lab work and a basic blood panel would cost me $900. Checking things like vitamin D levels aren't covered at all.
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by ojbyrne on Sunday November 13, 2016 @11:04PM (#12947482)
Please clarify "Current insurance plans" - Current ACA insurance plans? Because I just checked my recent physical including blood panels and, yes, Vitamin D levels, and all I paid was a $15 copay.
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by maxerickson on Sunday November 13, 2016 @11:32PM (#12947589)
The plans can vary, they just have to cover standard set of things:

https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/

Lab tests aren't on the list. So your plan probably has some additional stuff that it covers.