The 2010 health law removes one of the big barriers to contraception for many young women: cost. But if they don’t feel confident that the care they will receive is confidential, these women may not take advantage of it.
Under the health care overhaul, most new health plans and those that lose their grandfathered status have to cover many women’s preventive benefits, including contraception without out-of-pocket costs. Copayments for monthly packs of brand-name birth control pills can run as much as $40 or $50. Read full article.
