Under the Affordable Care Act, no co-pays for some preventive services

Now under the Affordable Care Act, private insurance companies and Medicare are required to pick up 100 percent of the costs associated with preventive services given high ratings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "A preventive service is something that is intended to keep something bad from happening," said Dr. Virginia Moyer, chair of the task force. "What we do as a task force is we carefully evaluate the science that tells us whether a preventive service is going to benefit people." The idea behind the new law is providing preventive services from the outset will save lives and health care dollars down the road. However, critics question whether the task force is able to handle its new role, as well as how this new mandate may impact health care costs in the long run.

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