“Only about half of U.S. adults received selected preventive services such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, from a health care professional before 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services Among Adults – United States, 2007-2010, offers a comprehensive look at adult clinical preventive services in the United States. These services, identified by CDC as public health priorities, were evaluated prior to the Affordable Care Act, the health care law of 2010. The report provides baseline data on the use of selected adult preventive services, including aspirin or other blood-thinning therapy, controlling blood pressure, screening for and controlling high cholesterol, and ending tobacco use.”