The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID), in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women, launched a statewide women’s health informational tour in July 2026 to meet directly with women across Pennsylvania and raise awareness about the life-saving preventive services available at no-cost though their health insurance plan.
A 2025 PID survey of women across the Commonwealth found that 31% of Pennsylvania’s women are very or somewhat unaware of the preventive services available to them at no-cost under the Affordable Care Act. The survey also showed that the top factor that influences a woman’s decision to receive preventive health care services was cost as well as finding a provider and time constraints.
In 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded PID $635,352 to improve women’s access to critical health benefits across Pennsylvania. PID is using these funds through September 2026 to launch a multifaceted campaign focused on awareness and education about the importance of preventive care.
Cost should not be a barrier for preventive services. Preventive care helps women stay healthy at every stage of life. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), most health insurance plans must cover many preventive health services for women at no cost, meaning there is no deductible, copayment, or coinsurance when these services are received from an in-network provider.
Covered preventive services include:
- Annual wellness visits;
- Screening for urinary incontinence;
- Screening for breast cancer;
- Screening for cervical cancer;
- Screening for anxiety and depression;
- Screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence;
- Breastfeeding services and supplies;
- Contraception;
- Counseling for sexually transmitted infections (STIs);
- Screening for HIV; and
- Screening for diabetes in pregnancy and after pregnancy.