AMA, Lawmakers Plan Push For OTC Birth Control Access, Coverage

By Beth Wang / June 9, 2022 at 11:36 AM

The American Medical Association and Democratic lawmakers are ramping up calls for hormonal birth control, including oral contraceptives, to be made available over the counter and covered by insurance — a move that policy watchers say would help maintain access to reproductive care should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade this month and leave abortion policy up to the states.


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