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:
MCPN – Stein Wellness Center – Lakewood
80 S. Teller Street, Lakewood, CO – 80226
http://mcpn.org/
(303) 238-2662