Insurance companies were ordered by President Barack Obama to follow federal rules under the Affordable Care Act regarding women's birth control.
According to two independent studies, insurers were not providing full coverage for at least one of the 18 birth control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The study found that women were not only being charged for co-payments on birth control, but their perspective insurers were not covering most of the different types of contraceptives.
What to expect
If you weren’t happy with “ the pill” and wanted to switch to another birth control method, such as the contraceptive ring, it wouldn’t be covered, as it fell under the classification ”hormonal method.”
The secretary of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, mentioned that the Obama administration was clarifying all rules for the insurance companies in regards to this issue, as exclusions in birth control are not allowed. Therefore, it doesn’t matter what form of birth control you choose, it has to be covered.
What is also covered
Insurance companies have to cover BRCA testing, which --for women with a family history of ovarian and breast cancer--predicts if they genetically carry the cancerous gene. Remember Angelina Jolie and her double mastectomy? The BRCA test allowed for her to know that she did have the gene, which with time could have become cancer.
The decision is up to each woman to make; just remember that the test and birth control are available through your insurance.
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