A group of doctors has recommended that the Affordable Care Act expand the list of women’s medical services that women should be able to receive at no cost.
There are currently eight core women’s services that insurers are required to cover without charging a copay. In addition to birth control, insurers must cover the full cost of “well-woman visits, screening and/or counseling for sexually transmitted infections, domestic violence and gestational diabetes as well as breastfeeding support and supplies,” according to NPR.
Unlike many other provisions of the ACA, those requirements apply to all health plans, including those purchased outside of the ACA marketplace. They have been in effect since 2012.
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