Preventive care benefits for children
- Aura Insure
- Jan 6
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 16

Every child deserves access to essential preventive healthcare services, and ACA health insurance plans provide comprehensive coverage for children from birth through age 18 at no out-of-pocket cost. From routine immunizations and annual check-ups to developmental screenings and dental care, understanding your child's preventive care benefits ensures they receive the vital services needed for healthy growth and development.
Children's Preventive Care Benefits Under ACA Plans
Alcohol, tobacco, and drug use assessments for adolescents
Autism screening for children at 18 and 24 months
Behavioral assessments for children
Bilirubin concentration screening for newborns
Blood pressure screening for children
Blood screening for newborns
Depression screening for adolescents beginning routinely at age 12
Developmental screening for children under age 3
Dyslipidemia screening for all children once between 9 and 11 years and once between 17 and 21 years, and for children at higher risk of lipid disorders
Fluoride supplements for children without fluoride in their water source
Fluoride varnish for all infants and children as soon as teeth are present
Gonorrhea preventive medication for the eyes of all newborns
Hearing screening for all newborns; and regular screenings for children and adolescents as recommended by their provider
Height, weight and body mass index (BMI) measurements taken regularly for all children
Hematocrit or hemoglobin screening for all children
Hemoglobinopathies or sickle cell screening for newborns
Hepatitis B screening for adolescents at higher risk
HIV screening for adolescents at higher risk
Hypothyroidism screening for newborns
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication for HIV-negative adolescents at high risk for getting HIV through sex or injection drug use
Immunizations for children from birth to age 18 — doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary:
Chickenpox (Varicella)
Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP)
Haemophilus influenza type b
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Inactivated Poliovirus
Influenza (flu shot)
Measles
Meningococcal
Mumps
Pneumococcal
Rotavirus
Rubella
Lead screening for children at risk of exposure
Obesity screening and counseling
Oral health risk assessment for young children from 6 months to 6 years
Phenylketonuria (PKU) screening for newborns
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk
Tuberculin testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis
Vision screening for all children
Well-baby and well-child visits
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