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FEBRUARY 2021
When to Schedule a Cancer Screening
Screenings are critical for early detection of cancer. When should you start getting screened? The answer depends on your age, lifestyle and history of cancer in your family. It’s important to follow recommendations for screening tests because when cancer is found early, it is most likely treatable.
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Recommended Screenings
Sources: Mofit Cancer Center
Resources for you
It can be overwhelming to think of one more appointment to cross off of your list of things to schedule, but we’re here to help to connect you with the right resources:
- Remember that as part of your benefits, Costco covers 100 percent of the cost for in-network cancer screenings. This also includes wellness screenings, mammograms, and colonoscopies, regardless of age and even if it’s no longer considered preventive.
- Consider starting with your Primary Care Physician (PCP) — they can advise you on which screenings are right for you based on your personal and family medical history. With Costco medical plans, preventive care is covered at 100 percent when you visit an in-network doctor. That means you pay nothing!
- If you don’t have a PCP, call the Aetna Live Healthy Team and they can help you find an in-network PCP or the right provider for the certain preventive screenings you need. Call 800-814-3543 and choose option two for the Aetna Live Healthy Team.
- You can also visit costcobenefits.com and click on Find a Doctor to locate a provider in your network, or call the Aetna concierge at 800-814-3543.
It can be overwhelming to think of one more appointment to cross off of your list of things to schedule, but we’re here to help to connect you with the right resources:
- Remember that as part of your benefits, Costco covers 100 percent of the cost for in-network cancer screenings. This also includes wellness screenings, mammograms, and colonoscopies, regardless of age and even if it’s no longer considered preventive.
- Consider starting with your Primary Care Physician (PCP) — they can advise you on which screenings are right for you based on your personal and family medical history. With Costco medical plans, preventive care is covered at 100 percent when you visit an in-network doctor. That means you pay nothing!
- If you don’t have a PCP, you can visit costcobenefits.com and click on Find a Doctor to locate a provider in your network, or call Triple S at 800-981-3241.
It can be overwhelming to think of one more appointment to cross off of your list of things to schedule, but we’re here to help to connect you with the right resources:
- Remember that as part of your benefits, Costco covers 100 percent of the cost for in-network cancer screenings. This also includes wellness screenings, mammograms, and colonoscopies, regardless of age and even if it’s no longer considered preventive.
- Consider starting with your Primary Care Physician (PCP) — they can advise you on which screenings are right for you based on your personal and family medical history. With Costco medical plans, preventive care is covered at 100 percent when you visit an in-network doctor. That means you pay nothing!
- If you don’t have a PCP, you can visit costcobenefits.com and click on Find a Doctor to locate a provider in your network, or call HMSA at 800-776-4672.