Invest in a stronger, healthier you

Preventive care isn’t just about avoiding illness. It’s about investing in a stronger, healthier future for yourself, your family and your community. It’s also included in your UC benefits.¹

Screenings save lives

All Medicare members are eligible for a Medicare yearly “Wellness” visit — an opportunity to check in on your health with screenings and a personalized health plan. Wellness visits are tailored specifically for your age, gender and health needs, and generally include height, weight and blood pressure checks; a health risk assessment; updates to your prevention plan; medication review; health advice; advance care planning; and cognitive assessments.

Here are some reasons to take advantage of your yearly “Wellness” visit:

• Cancer cases are rising — especially among women under 50. However, so are survival rates, thanks in part to early detection.²
• A routine mammogram can spot breast cancer before you notice any symptoms. When it’s caught early, the survival rate is about 99%.³
• A colonoscopy doesn’t just find colon cancer early; it can help prevent it by finding and removing precancerous growths.⁴
• Vaccines help your immune system recognize and fight disease, reducing your risk of infection. Vaccines are not always 100% effective, but they reduce your chances of getting seriously ill if you are infected. They go through strict safety testing, and their benefits far outweigh the low risk of side effects.⁵

Staying on top of preventive care is one of the simplest ways to protect your long-term health. If you’re due for a screening — or not sure when to get checked — talk to your health care provider.

Preventive care versus diagnostics — know how they’re covered

Preventive care includes routine checkups and screenings — like a mammogram or colonoscopy — to catch health issues early or prevent them altogether. These services are typically covered 100%.

Diagnostic care is used when you’re experiencing symptoms and your doctor needs to find out what’s wrong. The same tests may be used, but when done for diagnosis — like a mammogram for a breast lump or a colonoscopy for abdominal pain — they’re considered diagnostic and are covered according to your plan’s benefits. This means you may need to meet your plan’s deductible and pay a copay or coinsurance.

Small steps to make a big difference

1. Schedule your Medicare yearly “Wellness” visit if you haven’t already done so. It’s your opportunity to check in on your health with screenings and a personalized health plan. And best of all, Medicare covers 100% of the cost.¹
2. Review what’s covered in a Medicare yearly “Wellness” visit.
3. Get up to speed on the CDC’s vaccine recommendations.

Need help finding a provider or scheduling an appointment?

Your health plan’s member services can assist you in locating a provider near you and scheduling appointments.

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¹ You may have out-of-pocket costs for lab tests your provider orders if they are not considered preventive. Coverage for non-preventive (diagnostic) testing is based on your plan’s benefits.

² American Cancer Society, Jan. 16, 2025, https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/cancer-incidence-rate-for-women-under-50-rises-above-mens.html.

³ American Cancer Society, Jan. 16, 2025, https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/understanding-a-breast-cancer-diagnosis/breast-cancer-survival-rates.html.

⁴ U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 20, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/colorectal-cancer/prevention/index.html.

⁵ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, accessed on July 18, 2025, https://www.hhs.gov/immunization/basics/safety/index.html.