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  2. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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    Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...

  3. Health Care Reform and Preventive Care: FAQ - WebMD

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    A: Yes. It’s important that you understand your specific benefit plan and the rules you must follow in order to have your care paid for. For example, if your insurer has a network of health care ...

  4. What is Covered by Preventative Healthcare Insurance?

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    Preventive health insurance is exactly what it sounds like: a plan that covers care received in order to prevent the onset of illness. Historically, most plans have covered preventive care at ...

  5. Physical examination - Wikipedia

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    Types A doctor using a stethoscope to listen to a 15-month-old's abdomen Routine. The routine physical, also known as general medical examination, periodic health evaluation, annual physical, comprehensive medical exam, general health check, preventive health examination, medical check-up, or simply medical, is a physical examination performed on an asymptomatic patient for medical screening ...

  6. What Is the Welcome to Medicare Physical? - Healthline

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    The Welcome to Medicare visit can aid your doctor in assessing your health and making care recommendations. You can schedule your Welcome to Medicare visit within 12 months of starting Medicare ...

  7. Annual Physical Exams: What to Expect - WebMD

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    A woman's annual exam might include: Breast exam. Feeling for abnormal lumps may detect breast cancer or benign breast conditions. The doctor will also check the lymph nodes in the underarm area ...

  8. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Immunization against diseases is a key preventive healthcare measure. Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before ...

  9. Affordable Care Act: Preventive Health for Women - WebMD

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    This includes: Mammograms to check for breast cancer every 1-2 years for women over age 40. Pap smear every 3 years for women ages 21 to 65 to check for cervical cancer. After age 30 your doctor ...