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Beginning Wednesday, August 1, millions of women will gain access to eight new preventative health care services, with no out of pocket cost.
The "Preventative Women's Health Care Amendment" is a part of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The eight services were based on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine.
The eight new prevention related services are:
- Well-woman visits
- Gestational diabetes screenings that help protect the mother and her child from one of the most serious pregnancy-related diseases.
- Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling.
- FDA-approved contraceptive products, which have proven health benefits like a reduced risk of cancer and protecting against osteoporosis.
- Breast-feeding support, supplies, and counseling.
- HPV DNA testing, for women 30 or older.
- Sexually transmitted infections counseling.
- HIV screening and counseling.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the new services will improve health care for nearly 47 million women.
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