This article explains how President Obama commissioned the non-partisan Institute of Medicine panel to recommend which preventative health services insurance plans should cover under the Affordable Care Act. One of the main recommendations by the panel was to provide no cost birth control through all insurance companies.
Also reported by the IOM is the option that health insurers pay for HPV testing, contraceptive and lactation counseling, HIV screening and breast-feeding equipment.
Of course the ones opposing no cost birth control are the ones who still believe that any type of contraception is going to induce an abortion.
It's hopeful news, especially considering the wave of anti-choice fervor in defunding Planned Parenthood. Keep an eye on this proposal ladies; depending on your insurance (or lack there of) you may end up saving anywhere from $15-$50 a month.
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