Biden Admin Says Insurers Must Still Cover Birth Control After Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

Biden Admin Says Insurers Must Still Cover Birth Control After Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
A pack of birth control pills in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia on July 11, 2022. Hannah Beier/Illustration/Reuters
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The Biden administration on Thursday warned businesses and health insurance providers that limiting coverage of contraceptives, after a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, would violate federal law.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, requires insurance plans to provide free birth control and family-planning counseling to insured individuals and their dependents.