Recently, a health care reform law required all insurance companies to cover the cost of birth control without charging a copay, deductible, or other fees. There are some conservatives who are strongly opposed to this idea. However, polls show that most people are in favor of this law. In August of 2011, a health reform law will take effect that will require all health insurance companies to cover the cost of birth control, (without charging women copays, deductibles, or other fees). Birth control has officially been included in the definition of preventative medicine, and a previous health reform law requires … Continue reading →

A decision by the Department of Health and Human Services will mean that all women who have health insurance will be able to get birth control, (and other types of women’s health care), for free. They will not be charged a copay or deductible to receive it. This change will not take place immediately, but it is on the way. The Department of Health and Human Services has decided to go along with a recommendation that was made by the Institute of Medicine. This recommendation was made very recently, and it is not without controversy. The IOM recommended that specific … Continue reading →