The House Democratic Women’s Caucus has asked the biggest insurance association to urge insurers to comply with contraceptive coverage requirements and Biden administration guidance issued in January, according to a letter shared first with CQ Roll Call.
The 2010 health care law requires most health plans to cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception without a copay for patients going to an in-network health provider. That extends to at least one type of birth control per category, such as emergency contraception or different forms of oral hormonal pills.
But since its inception, the mandate has faced pushback and been the subject of litigation over exceptions and enforcement of what is required.
