Annual Check Ups Are Important for your Health
OH, and They’re Free!
What is an annual check up?
An annual check up is a visit to a health care provider, like a doctor or nurse practitioner, where the provider conducts tests to get a status check on your overall health. It’s like taking your car in to check the engine, headlights, and A/C, just to make sure everything is running as it should.
Annual check ups are important for keeping tabs on your health and catching any potential problems early. Even better, preventive care, like check-ups, are now FREE with a health plan.
What do you get out of a check up?
- Health status check
- Vaccines (ex. flu shot)
- STI & HIV tests
- Pap tests
- Mental health screenings
- Contraception (including birth control pills and devices like IUDs)
How can I get a check up for FREE?
I have health coverage
Examples: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Bright Health, Cigna, Colorado Choice Health Plan, Elevate, Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid / Health First Colorado
If you have health insurance through your parents or spouse, your job, Connect for Health Colorado, or Medicaid (Health First), your plan will cover a FREE annual check up. However, you will need to see a health care provider that is in your plan’s “network” to get your check up for free.
How to find a provider in your network:
- Private insurance: visit your insurance plan’s website or call your plan to find “in-network” providers in your area.
- Medicaid: visit www.healthfirstcolorado.com/find-doctors or call 1-800-221-3943 to find a provider in your area.
When you call to make an appointment:
- Make sure the provider accepts your insurance and is taking new patients
- Tell them you are making an appointment for your FREE annual check up
I’m unsure / I don’t have health coverage
Call Connect for Health Colorado for FREE to learn about your health coverage options: 855-PLANS-4-YOU (855-752-6749) or connectforhealthco.com.
Some health clinics will accept patients even if they don’t have health insurance. Learn more about clinics in your area by calling or visiting:
Sunrise Adelante Clinic
1010 A St. Greeley, CO
(970) 313-0400
http://www.sunrisecommunityhealth.org/en/locations/
Services Include: Family medicine, prenatal care, mental health care
Sunrise SummitStone Clinic
1250 N Wilson Loveland, CO
(970) 494-9789
http://www.sunrisecommunityhealth.org/en/locations/
Services Include: Family medicine, mental health care, school physicals & vaccines
Fort Collins Blue Spruce Clinic – Salud Family Health Centers
635 Blue Spruce Dr. Fort Collins, CO
(303) MYSALUD (303-697-2583)
http://www.saludclinic.org/fort-collins-blue-spruce
Services Include: Physical exams, family planning & gynecological services, immunizations
Fort Collins West Clinic – Salud Family Health Centers
1830 LaPorte Ave. Fort Collins, CO
(303) MYSALUD (303-697-2583)
http://www.saludclinic.org/fort-collins-west
Services Include: Physical exams, family planning & gynecological services, immunizations