Comment on Biden Wants to Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 4:00am

Biden Wants to Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control

“The White House announced on Monday that it would propose new rules under the Affordable Care Act that would require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients, as it seeks to expand access to contraception and cut out-of-pocket costs,” the New York Times reports. “The rules would include emergency contraception, a newly approved nonprescription birth control pill, spermicides and condoms and would affect 52 million American women of reproductive age who rely on private health insurance.”

 

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