An important part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a.k.a. “Obamacare,” is the inclusion of preventive healthcare measures in most insurance policies. According to the new legislation, healthcare plans must offer services like vaccinations, screening tests and other benefits at no extra cost to subscribers, including co-payments and deductibles. While expanding our traditional healthcare system from treating diseases to preventing them in the first place may be a step in the right direction, it is not altogether clear to what extent Americans will take advantage of these new opportunities.
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