A group of doctors has recommended that the Affordable Care Act expand the list of women’smedical services that women should be able to receive at nocost.

There are currently eight core women’s services that insurers are required tocover without charging a copay. In addition to birth control,insurers must cover the full cost of “well-woman visits, screeningand/or counseling for sexually transmitted infections, domestic violence and gestational diabetes aswell as breastfeeding support and supplies,” according to NPR.

Unlike many other provisions of the ACA, those requirementsapply to all health plans, including those purchased outside of theACA marketplace. They have been in effect since 2012.

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