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Low-Income Texas Women Lack Access to Health Care

A Texas judge has officially denied Planned Parenthood’s request to be allowed to offer health services to low-income women in Texas through a state program. The result is that there are a lot of low-income women in Texas who now have no access to women’s health care. This is part of a long, long, story. This all started in February of 2012, when Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner, Tom Seuhs, signed a law that was designed to specifically exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving any of the funding that is earmarked for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP). At the … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 18 – 24, 2012

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What did you miss this week on the Insurance Blog at Families.com? There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blog post here each and every week. It is easy to miss something. The Week in Review is a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. Texas Sues Federal Government Over Funding Cut to WHP The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the cut to the federal funding for Texas’ Medicaid Women’s Health Program. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on March 19, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →

What About Men’s Reproductive Health Care?

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We have been hearing a lot of news about laws, and proposed laws, that are designed to regulate women’s health care. Most of them affect what will, and will not, be covered in a woman’s health insurance plan. What about the reproductive health care of men? Some lawmakers are working on making sure that men are not left out of this type of regulation. There have been a lot of laws and regulations passed that are designed to control the access that women have to specific types of women’s health care. Most of these laws prohibit certain types of care … Continue reading →

Planned Parenthood Made a Period Tracker App

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There are many health apps out there that can be used to keep track of one’s health. Some health trackers do not include a section that tracks periods. Planned Parenthood created a period tracker app called Spot On. It is focused on tracking your period – and more! Planned Parenthood is a health care provider that specializes in reproductive health care. In addition, they offer a wide range of safe, reliable health care – the majority of which is preventative health care. In other words, the Spot On period tracker app has information that comes directly from the world-class sex … Continue reading →

New Mexico has a Family Planning Waiver Program

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Most, if not all, states have a portion of their Medicaid program that is designed to cover the health care and medical bills of women who are pregnant. In New Mexico, the program is called the Family Planning Waiver. New Mexico also has a Birthing Options Program for women who are eligible for Medicaid. Medicaid is a program that is designed to cover the health care needs of people who are low-income and who cannot afford to purchase a health insurance plan from a private company. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. The program is … Continue reading →

Judge Throws Out Birth Control Coverage Lawsuit

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed by seven states, two individuals, and several Catholic institutions. The groups filed the lawsuit because they felt that requiring religious employers to cover birth control violated their religious beliefs. The judge decided the complaint was not yet ripe for review. There have been several lawsuits filed in an attempt to block the portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires employers, including religious employers, to cover the cost of contraception in the health insurance plans that are offered to their employees. Those opposed to this coverage feel that it violates … Continue reading →

Lawsuits Over Birth Control Coverage Have No Merit

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Recently, 43 Catholic organizations filed about a dozen lawsuits against the federal government. The groups feel that the federal requirement that all health insurance plans must cover birth control violates their religious freedom. This argument has no legal merit. There has been an ongoing battle regarding birth control. The federal government defines birth control as part of women’s preventative care. All preventative care must be covered by a health insurance plan without cost to the policyholder. Not long after this requirement was made, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops led several Catholic organizations in a series of complaints about … Continue reading →

Catholic Bishops Against Insurance Coverage for Birth Control

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Earlier this month, the Institute of Medicine recommended that all forms of birth control, and contraceptive counseling, should be completely covered by health insurance plans. United States Catholic bishops and health experts are displeased about this suggestion. One of the regulations that has taken place in regards to health care reform involves preventative care. All health insurance companies are required to cover the cost of everything that is considered preventative care, without charging customers for co-pays, or deductibles. There has been some debate as to whether or not certain kinds of women’s health care counted as preventative care. Specifically, there … Continue reading →

Emergency Contraception: Plan B

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If you aren’t ready to start a family, you and your spouse should be careful about contraception. But mistakes can happen, regardless of how careful you are. Emergency contraception is safe, effective, and available without a prescription. Plan B is up to 89 percent effective in preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. This FDA approved emergency contraception is not an “abortion pill” — it is a hormone (a form of progestin) that delays ovulation and effects the way the egg and sperm move through a woman’s reproductive system. In other words, the hormone makes it less likely that the two will … Continue reading →