Expectation on women's health coverage clarified

Expectation on women's health coverage clarified

by Austin Montoya, Social Media and Online Coordinator Perhaps one of the best-known and certainly most controversial requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that insurers must cover contraceptives at no cost to the consumer. But, whether intentionally or...
#NWHW: Celebrate and Spread the Word!

#NWHW: Celebrate and Spread the Word!

by Austin Montoya, Social Media and Online Coordinator The 16th annual National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 10, and is celebrated until May 16, 2015. The goal of the week is to empower women to make health a priority and to help them understand...

For-profit companies can refuse to cover contraception

by Austin Montoya, Social Media and Online Coordinator The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of Hobby Lobby, a craft store, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, a furniture store, saying that the for-profit corporations are not required to provide certain health...

Hear Me Roar… for Health care

By Nina Roumell “I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend” Helen Reddy We’ve made great strides in keeping women happy, healthy, and successful and National Women’s Health Week is a great time for us to...

No Copay: Fine-Tuning Preventive Service Coverage

Copay-free preventive care: $0 out of your pocket for things like colonoscopies, mammograms, and birth control. It’s one of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but is it really true? Thanks to new HHS guidance released last week, we can...
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