How does health care reform change coverage for preventive health services?
Sharp Health Plan covers all preventive health services required by health care reform, such as well-baby and well-child visits, annual adult physicals, and routine gynecological exams. Beginning with employer policy renewals on or after October 1, 2010, most benefit plans will cover these preventive health services with no cost-sharing for the member. This means you pay no deductible or copayment for services received from providers in your Plan Medical Group. If your employer decides to keep the same benefit plan that was in place on March 23, 2010 (when the health care reform law was enacted), some cost-sharing for preventive health services may still apply. You can check your current benefit plan and copayments by logging onto SharpConnect.
