Senate Chairs Demand Enforcement Of Free Birth Control Rules

Two Senate committee chairs are urging the administration to penalize insurers that charge customers for birth control. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to cover birth control without cost sharing, but Senate health committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) have heard reports of insurers flouting that consumer protection. The senators say they’ve heard from patients and providers that insurers are requiring patients to show that the birth control options preferred by insurers don’t work before...