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...
King v Burwells Impact on Womens Access to Health Care

King v Burwells Impact on Womens Access to Health Care

by Amber Burkhart, Health Policy Fellow How has the ACA benefited women? Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), women have struggled to attain comprehensive and affordable health insurance. Women often faced discrimination when applying for health insurance by being...

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...

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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