Health Plans Join Providers, Advocates Supporting Protections for No Copay Birth Control
The compromise bill would guarantee insurance coverage without cost-sharing for all
"Providers, patients, and insurers agree affordable and accessible birth control is imperative for keeping women and families healthy and helping them thrive.
The ACA recognizes contraception as preventive care that should be available without additional costs. By removing co-pays for contraception, the ACA improved access to the full scope of contraception methods, enabling women to choose the method that worked best for them. This in turn helped more women manage menstrual symptoms, prevent unintended pregnancy, and focus on their futures. This benefit is under threat as efforts to dismantle the ACA and other critical health care protections persist.
"We're proud to support this legislation because we believe it's the right thing to do," said
"Our member health plans recognize the importance of contraceptive coverage and that the type of contraceptive a woman chooses is a personal one. Unfortunately, efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and limit access to contraceptives have created unnecessary uncertainty for millions of
Thanks to this ACA benefit, 55 million women - including 1.4 million in
"The amount of money a person has--or doesn't have--shouldn't determine their access to effective birth control. And their access to reproductive care damn sure shouldn't be influenced by their boss's religious views," said
"This is not a decision anyone should have to make. The cost of contraception should not be a barrier to staying healthy and remaining productive members of society," said Duffer. "With contraception, I, and so many others in the state of
In addition to hearing from insurers and health care providers, the committee received more than 100 pieces of testimony in support of the redrafted ACCESS bill from a wide array of organizations, including the
"Now is the moment for
Learn more about the ACCESS bill (https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocacy-fund-massachusetts-inc/issues/birth-control-access).
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