President Joe Biden’s administration is proposing a rule to require insurers to cover the cost of contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act.
Covered contraception would include over-the-counter birth control pills, emergency contraception like Plan B pills, condoms, non-prescription birth control pills, and spermicides under the Affordable Care Act.
The big picture: If approved, the rule would expand coverage of contraception for 52 million women of reproductive age who have private health insurance.
- The Biden White House has taken steps to protect access to birth control in the aftermath of the Roe v. Wade ruling by the Supreme Court.
What they’re saying: “At a time when contraception access is under attack, Vice President Harris and I are resolute in our commitment to expanding access to quality, affordable contraception,” Biden said in a statement.
- He added, “We believe that women in every state must have the freedom to make deeply personal health care decisions, including the right to decide if and when to start or grow their family. We will continue to fight to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore reproductive freedom and safeguard the right to contraception once and for all.”
