Now that you have health coverage, learn what you can do to stay healthy and get the care you need.
Read the Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You for tips and information on:
While Marketplace health coverage is important, there’s no substitute for living a healthy lifestyle. Staying healthy increases the chances you’ll be there for your family and friends for many years to come. Use your Marketplace health coverage when you are sick and when you are well, to help you live a long and healthy life.
Here’s what you can do to put your health and well-being first:
- Take an active role in your health.
- Make time for physical activity, healthy eating, relaxation, and sleep.
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle at home, at work, and in your community.
- Get your recommended health screenings and manage chronic conditions.
Why is prevention important?
Getting recommended preventive services and making healthy lifestyle choices are key steps to good health and well-being. All Marketplace plans must cover a set of preventive services like shots and screening tests at no cost to you.
Preventive health services include screenings, check-ups, and patient counseling. You can use these services to prevent illnesses, disease, and other health problems. You can also use preventive health services to detect illness at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best.
Read the Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You for more tips and share what you learn with your family and friends.
Health coverage pays for provider services, medications, hospital care, and special equipment when you’re sick. It’s also important when you’re not sick. Marketplace coverage includes preventive health services like immunizations for children and adults, annual doctor visits for women and seniors, screening and counseling for people of all ages, and more. The best news – it’s free.
Here are 4 things to know about your health coverage:
- All Marketplace health plans must provide you with a Summary of Benefits and Coverage, which includes coverage examples showing how the plan might help pay for services.
- The actual costs and care will vary by your health care needs and your coverage.
- You can use our glossary to understand key terms like copayment, deductible, network, and premium.
- If you have questions about your coverage, you can contact your health plan, state Medicaid program, or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to get more information.
See why it’s so important to have health coverage and share what you learn with your family and friends.
- Finding a provider
- Making an appointment
- Preparing for your first visit
- Deciding if you like your provider
- Taking your next steps to good health
Source: HealthCare.gov, “Using coverage and improving your health.” http://www.healthcare.gov website. Accessed December 2, 2015. https://www.healthcare.gov/using-your-new-marketplace-coverage/#part”=5
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