A report from the Guttmacher Institute found that the proportion of women between the ages of 15 and 44 without insurance dropped by 22 percent in the ACA’s first year. Between 2013 and 2014, the percentage decreased from 17.9 percent to 13.9 percent, according to the report, which was released on Tuesday. That was largely a result of increased Medicaid coverage under the act, which saw a 17.4 percent increase among women of reproductive age.
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Contraception Changes Lead to Big Savings
There’s been quite a bit of coverage about the public-health benefits of the ACA provision, but the New York Times reported late yesterday on an even more obvious shift: a lot of Americans are saving a lot of money.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Last week, a unanimous three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit upheld the religious accommodation to the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) contraceptive coverage mandate (Priests for Life v. HHS, D.C. Cir. No. 13-5368, Nov. 14, 2014). The court held that the accommodation set out by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) is a simple solution that does not impose a burden for purposes of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (“RFRA”).
Forget Politics, Obamacare Contraceptive Coverage Makes Financial Sense
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled against the Obama administration requirement that all employers must provide birth control insurance for women. Administration lawyers knew they were on shaky ground going in, because there were no provisions for male sex lives, such as Viagra, and that meant the policy was discriminatory, and the Supreme Court might rule that all corporations have the same rights, regardless of size, which further weakens the long-term viability of the ACA.
ACA Has Saved $483 Million for Women Contraceptive Prescriptions
A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services shows that women saved $483.3 million on oral contraception out-of-pocket costs.
Majority of Americans Approve of Obamacare Contraception Mandate
A poll conducted earlier this month by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal found that a majority of Americans agree with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception mandate. The mandate requires employers to provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives, including the pill and IUDs, without co-pays or deductibles, helping millions of women afford vital health care.
Reproductive Services Under Obamacare: 5 Things You Should Know
If you’re a woman who is pregnant or planning to become pregnant or in need of reproductive health services such as fertility procedures, what the ACA offers – and doesn’t – should matter to you.