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lynn82md.livejournal.comFrom NARAL:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will accept medical experts’ recommendation that birth control be covered by insurance with no copays.
The end of copays for birth control is the biggest victory for women’s health in a generation!
It’s mind blowing that women who fall on hard times are forced to choose between paying their bills and staying on birth control. Your action ends this dilemma for women in the future – every time they fill their birth-control prescription at the pharmacy counter and no longer have to pay a copay.
The HHS policy helps make near-universal contraceptive coverage a reality. It will allow a woman to choose the birth-control method that she and her doctor agree works best for her, whether that’s a pill, patch, IUD, or something else.
As we mark this progress, I also want to let you know that the Obama administration is proposing to allow certain employers to opt out of the requirement. We believe that all women should have access to contraceptive coverage, regardless of their employer.
Improving women’s access to birth control is positive in so many ways. A woman who can plan when to have a family is able to participate in society more fully. Allowing women to plan and space their pregnancies contributes to healthy childbearing. And ultimately, fewer unintended pregnancies can reduce the need for abortion.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will accept medical experts’ recommendation that birth control be covered by insurance with no copays.
The end of copays for birth control is the biggest victory for women’s health in a generation!
It’s mind blowing that women who fall on hard times are forced to choose between paying their bills and staying on birth control. Your action ends this dilemma for women in the future – every time they fill their birth-control prescription at the pharmacy counter and no longer have to pay a copay.
The HHS policy helps make near-universal contraceptive coverage a reality. It will allow a woman to choose the birth-control method that she and her doctor agree works best for her, whether that’s a pill, patch, IUD, or something else.
As we mark this progress, I also want to let you know that the Obama administration is proposing to allow certain employers to opt out of the requirement. We believe that all women should have access to contraceptive coverage, regardless of their employer.
Improving women’s access to birth control is positive in so many ways. A woman who can plan when to have a family is able to participate in society more fully. Allowing women to plan and space their pregnancies contributes to healthy childbearing. And ultimately, fewer unintended pregnancies can reduce the need for abortion.
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