Affordable Care Act and How it Helps Women

Over the past weeks, we, at Linton and Associates, have done our best to break down the Affordable Health Care Bill that was passed by President Obama. We have explained various parts of it, including what we found to be important and things that many have told us they want to know more about.

Now though we are trying to break down this complex health care bill even further, including some new benefits for women. 

There are some important new benefits that you should all be sure to take advantage of, such as eight free health services available by healthcare providers as of August 1^st 2012.

Taking Advantage of Proactive Health Care Features

These health care services are provided by medical professionals all over are now available to you the people free of charge as a way to be more proactive about one’s health and minimize or even stop the risk of certain diseases or conditions:

·         Well-Woman: Think of this as your free annual health check. Doctors will check you over for signs of ill health, consult and talk with you, and even offer advice. Not to mention that if it looks like you should visit multiple times a year, which can be arranged at the doctor’s discretion.

·         Gestational Diabetes Screening: This is an important one as it concerns pregnant women. Essentially, the testing will be to determine if you are at risk of developing gestational diabetes. You and your child are at extreme risks of developing a type of diabetes, but this test can help those risks be identified early on.

·         HPV Screenings: Women over 30 will have access to these screenings every three years. Even if your pap smear comes back clean, you will still have access to the screenings; which could potentially save you from cervical cancer.

·         STI Counseling: Basically, for the more sexually active women out there, it’s not a bad thing. Scientifically, the sexually active live healthier and happier lives and, with the help of STI counseling, women can be made aware of newly discovered sexually transmitted infections.

·         HIV Screening and Counseling: You can get tested for HIV and, if you do have it, counseling can be made available to help with coping.

·         Contraception and Contraceptive Counseling: This is also available to women, but abortion drugs will not be made available for free.

·         Support for Breast Feeding Women: This service includes supplies and counseling. This helps to make the lives of new parents a little easier while keeping them better informed on important matters related to this type of care for newborns.

·         Domestic Violence Counseling: This counseling will be made available to women who might be at risk or have endured domestic or interpersonal violence.

Thanks to the Affordable Health Care Act, these eight services are now available to women everywhere, helping make their lives a little easier. It is not just women though; many great services that were previously unattainable to some are now available to all. 

Linton and Associates proudly endorses the Affordable Care Act and hopes that women, seniors, and everyone else will take advantage of these free, proactive health screenings, counseling, and services.