Under Obamacare, the "free annual phsyical" is only free for women

thegardenGNR · 2020-08-01T12:34:13+00:00

Funny how that is. I’m a full time single dad.

My kids are covered by state insurance that my ex is supposed to cover in the child support she doesn’t pay. Now here comes the fun part.

The income differences between men and women in order to also be covered as a single parent are VASTLY different. If I make $400/mo I can’t get coverage. Women get their yearly physical, plus any family planning stuff covered 100%. No copay.

Whanny · 2020-08-01T12:31:55+00:00

Gotta widen that health gap so it is 77 years to the 100.

0mnica · 2020-08-01T12:00:08+00:00

Say you're a trans women. Free physical, if they dispute, lawsuit.

Edit: grammer corrected thanks to the dick u/mredinlaw

DemonB7R · 2020-08-01T14:23:40+00:00

As someone who works for an insurance company this is a bit misleading. A well woman exam is an annual visit with an OB/GYN for a check up and usually a pap smear as well. An annual "physical" is a check up with a primary care doctor (think General practice, Internal medicine, pediatrician, family practice). Different actions are taken by the respective providers, and claims are billed to us with different diagnosis codes so as to differentiate the two.

If billed properly, and performed at the proper intervals, per the plan benefits , both must be covered at 100% per Obama are (though most plans prior to obamacare were doing this)

TheLemming · 2020-08-01T12:33:20+00:00

Weird given I'm male and collect on it.

imsadasfuckrn · 2020-08-01T16:57:47+00:00

Well this is extremely misleading. Was that intentional? Or did you just post on assumption without doing any research?

karmacannibal · 2020-08-01T16:39:12+00:00

The post title is wrong. An annual physical is 100% covered for men as well.

Well woman exams are not covered for men because they do not have female genitalia to examine.

Prostate cancer screening is also not covered for women, as they do not have prostates.

What a stupid post.

LeafFallGround · 2020-08-01T16:59:52+00:00

I like this sub but this just isn't true. I know first hand too

mensmod · 2020-08-01T17:58:29+00:00

Removed for being misleading.

Khufu2589 · 2020-08-01T13:09:17+00:00

Is it not in the US where healt organisations dedicated to women is well over 3000, while it's a handful for men?

Mexican_Boogieman · 2020-08-01T14:36:58+00:00

Covered California gave me one and also dental check ups and very reasonable dental work to boot. I have to pay a lot more when I got my work insurance. It’s pretty cool.

michaelpaoli · 2020-08-01T14:19:08+00:00

Uhm, no, that title is at best quite misleading. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).for the most part (if not entirely), preventive care is free and not subject to charges or copayments.

And yes, includes for women generally annual gynecological exam. There isn't exactly an equivalent for males ... at least that isn't generally covered under the routine physicals and such ... which are covered and free under ACA.

So ... maybe next time a wee bit 'o fact checking before putting out something that's at best highly misleading. And you wonder why some folks (e.g. women) sometimes bash what's put on this subreddit ... well, sometimes it deserves it. I think this post does, for being grossly misleading ... so yeah, I'm downvoting it too. Come on 'yall, you can do much better than that! And I've also seen much better than that on this very subreddit.

So ... how 'bout do some basic fact checking before stating something that's false or highly misleading.

enjoycarrots · 2020-08-01T17:21:49+00:00

The headline is false. Both men and women receive free preventative care including annual checkups. Women receive some women specific things that men don't receive because they don't have vaginas.

CaptSnap · 2020-08-01T14:15:17+00:00

Under the ACA this is the list of screenings and tests that all insurance must provide for free (if its in your insurance network):

https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/

But youre right, nowhere on the list is a "free annual physical" anywhere near as encompassing as what women get.

SomeWrongdoerFox · 2020-08-01T14:08:04+00:00

No offense intended but since we are all about gender fluidity.. Could someone just identify as female for the duration and get the free physical?

Mackdude15 · 2020-08-01T15:10:09+00:00

There are DEFINITELY injustices that adversely affect men in Healthcare that we could talk about. But im not sure avmbout the credibility of this claim. I'm pretty sure men also get free annual checkups with obamacare

2020-08-01T17:20:42+00:00

Have experience in the industry. This is bullshit, men get free physicals as well

Synyster182 · 2020-08-01T17:34:55+00:00

Funny.... my private insurance gives me “free physicals” twice a year...

PolesWithGoals · 2020-08-01T15:28:37+00:00

It’s unconstitutional

HaykoKoryun · 2020-08-01T16:31:17+00:00

Thanks Obama!

robcars · 2020-08-01T16:58:47+00:00

It is unfortunate but there is no such thing as equality anymore. We have been left in the dust

kingjohn1919 · 2020-08-01T17:41:47+00:00

Blatant sexism

nogg_te_dogg · 2020-08-01T17:58:12+00:00

I hate that fact as much as I hate physicals.

BurningOrangeHeaven · 2020-08-01T14:29:57+00:00

The worst thing about this piece of shit plan is when i couldn't afford insurance some time back and didn't qualify for the free medicare because i made a couple hundred too much - they charged me $50 a month for the no insurance months when it came to tax time.

I could have taken the last 2 weeks off of work that year, gotten paid the same when you account for that $50/month charge, AND had insurance the whole year for free under medicare. The arbitrary cutoffs are so dumb.

pattyp650 · 2020-08-01T15:00:51+00:00

Oh god, men can also get sick wtf. We need universal healthcare 🙄

Cummintobight · 2020-08-01T14:50:31+00:00

Thanks Obama

Nokoppa · 2020-08-01T13:55:58+00:00

glad I don't live in America

thegardenGNR · 2020-08-01T12:49:41+00:00

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Title	Under Obamacare, the "free annual phsyical" is only free for women
Author	thegardenGNR
Upvotes	1353
Comments	110
Date	August 1, 2020 10:25 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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