Idaho bill would cover 6 months of birth control at a time, awaits Governor's decision

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A bill requiring insurance companies to cover six months of birth control at a time, passed the Idaho House by just one vote.

by KBOI StaffFILE - A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first-ever birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drugmaker sets up a high-stakes decision for the Food and Drug Administration amid the political fallout from the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Senate Bill 1234, introduced in mid-January by democratic Senator Melissa Wintrow, "Adds to existing law to provide that health benefit plans and student health benefit plans covering prescription contraception must provide reimbursement for a six-month supply except under certain circumstances."If signed into law, it would require expanded contraceptive coverage for plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025.

 

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