Or if you've gotten more preventive care or more contraception services covered under your policy.
It's also important to recognize that even a preventive mastectomy is not a guarantee against cancer.
Because they are not deterrable, the argument for taking preventive measures against them becomes more compelling.
She's a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and a preventive cardiologist.
The same probably goes for more preventive measures blood pressure pills, cancer screening tests and the like.
Consumers now have the right to many vital preventive services at no out-of-pocket cost.
The budget for preventive care against tuberculosis is down by 36% and for malaria by 27%.
Use of preventive services can also help bring costs down in a variety of ways.
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The system "is topsy-turvy, " says Dr. Dean Ornish , president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute.
They also agree on creating incentives for preventive health care to help lower overall costs.
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Milburn noted that genetic research helps diagnose patients early and increases the use of preventive medicine.
Instead, the report said, we should follow the preventive approaches used in European countries.
Another huge problem with our health care system is that we do not cover preventive health.
It would deprive many, many millions of Americans of free preventive services like mammograms.
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Store associates would also get cost-effective preventive care on the premises, saving Wal-Mart money on benefits.
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Third, they focus more on preventive care, which may save money in the long run.
You won't be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions or charged for preventive care, such as mammograms.
Millions of older Americans are receiving better access to preventive services and more affordable prescription drugs.
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This year, all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care.
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In sectors still subject to unannounced preventive inspections there were 104 deaths (40% of total deaths).
It has given millions of seniors the opportunity for free preventive services like mammograms and cancer screenings.
Abell said Ashcroft's surgery was performed as a preventive measure to reduce the risk of recurrent pancreatitis.
Lloyd-Jones, a cardiologist and chief of preventive medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
Ohio State University cancer researcher Gary Stoner may have found a breakthrough cancer preventive: freeze-dried black raspberries.
Schedule preventive-care visits with physicians and dentists, so you have a doctor when a medical problem arises.
Keep our military budget but use the military and peace corps like preventive medicine instead of radical surgery.
So why not take a preventive health care approach, instead of the emergency-room approach, to financial security?
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In fact, under this law, Americans on Medicare will receive free preventive care without co-payments and deductibles.
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Providing universal coverage of preventive services is by no means a guarantee that people will get them.
My Administration remains committed to ensuring access to quality health care that includes preventive services for women.
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