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The ACA Controversy
Jackson, Heather Schuller, Kristin
Jackson, Heather
Schuller, Kristin
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"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2008 and went into effect in June 2012 [1,2] Of the numerous healthcare components covered in the ACA, one heavily scrutinized issue was the inclusion of free FDA-approved contraceptives. New health insurance plans created in the Health Insurance Marketplace are required to provide free (i.e. plans cannot charge a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible when care is provided by an in-network provider) physician-prescribed contraceptive methods (i.e. barrier methods, hormonal methods, implanted devices, etc), as well as counseling for women [1,2]. Almost all insurance plans cover prescription drugs; however, some plans do not provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives [2]. The FDA-approved contraceptives includes implantable rods, IUDs, Depo Provera, the pill, the patch, vaginal contraceptive ring, and Plan B [1,3]."
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2014-06
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