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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Wellness exams</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1259/wellness-exams</link><description>My wellness exams are free, with no deductible, since they are preventative. Is this the case even if I get a wellness exam at an urgent care clinic?</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:53:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1259/wellness-exams" /><item><title>RE: Wellness exams</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/3239?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:53:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:4abe37fc-bc6b-4f7b-82f8-93344e7a440d</guid><dc:creator>BrandonMPiedra</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you for sharing!&amp;nbsp;@&lt;a href="https://solitaired.io"&gt;solitaired&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Wellness exams</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/3235?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:20:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:1bd827e8-635e-4e9c-b22b-5125bc9807d3</guid><dc:creator>oliviamiller</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In my experience, urgent care visits were never considered&amp;nbsp;preventive, so I ended up paying out of pocket.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Wellness exams</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2576?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:26:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:64de63e9-671e-44b3-8690-267416a41f52</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, If you would like to send us a private message, we can check on that coverage for you. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>