Affordable Care Act’s no-cost contraception rule would be bolstered under Biden move

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the proposal aims to “protect and promote” access to contraception and reproductive health care services. (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has unveiled a proposal to bolster no-cost contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act, in a move to rewrite a Trump administration policy that let some employers bypass the requirement. 

The proposed rule from three federal agencies would remove an employer’s ability to object to such coverage on moral grounds while still allowing religious objections.