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Re:Walmart unveils low-price analog insulin amid rising diab... by Rebelgecko on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:43PM (#27682717)
I thought in post-ACA America, all health insurance has to cover 100% of the cost of your annual physical? Were your visits explicitly preventative checkups?
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Re:Walmart unveils low-price analog insulin amid rising diab... by nradov on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @12:12AM (#27684780)
The ACA requires full insurance coverage of some preventative care but not annual physicals.

https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits...

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Re:Walmart unveils low-price analog insulin amid rising diab... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @12:34AM (#27684903)
I have had healthcare.gov plans on both coasts, and they did include an annual preventative care consultation. I would be surprised if any plan did not. I just schedule it with flu shot. Lab tests may or may not be included, but I have done an annual whatever routine blood test there is showing A1C and lipids and whatnot, and I do not have to pay.
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Re:Walmart unveils low-price analog insulin amid rising diab... by nradov on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:00AM (#27685742)
A preventative care consultation and screening lab tests are not a "physical". Those are different CPT4 codes.
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