Industry Says Plans Following Guidance On Contraceptive Coverage

By Amy Lotven / April 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM
The insurance industry is hitting back on a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study that reviewed 20 plans in five states and found limits to coverage of certain contraceptives, saying that health insurance plans are not blocking access to birth control methods. “Health plans provide access to a full range of FDA-approved contraceptive methods as required under the ACA,” Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement. “It’s important that women have access to safe,...

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