Well-Woman Visits: Guidance and Monitoring Are Key in This Turning Point for Women's Health

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted the Institute of Medicine's recommendation that eight preventive services for women, including at least one annual well-woman visit (WWV), be included in the defined list of preventive care services provided without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Section 2713; Institute of Medicine, 2011). WWVs are a key feature of the ACA's prevention provision because they provide women with access to comprehensive, personalized, preventive services and a routine source of care for achieving health and wellness.