On August 1, 2012, many women with insurance that were non-grandfathered plans were able to utilize preventive health services that included contraceptives without cost-sharing/copays. I was one of those women who scheduled a women's health appointment on that day, and I stared in awe at that line that said "You pay $0.00" (though I did have to pay for the actual appointment with the provider).
Although not a perfect system/legislation, this is a great step forward for women's health under the Affordable Care Act.
Per U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this lists coverage guidelines:
Required Health Plan Coverage Guidelines
I also wanted to share this video, created by the Guttmacher Institute that I came across on my blog feed:
Benefits of Contraceptive Use in the United States
I'm a big proponent of reproductive rights and sexual/reproductive health (and hope for more men joining in the conversations!), and I'm interested in hearing others' experiences with this -
Did you encounter issues, did things go smoothly, or did you experience no change at all?
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