New rules proposed by the Biden administration would require health insurers to cover certain over-the-counter contraceptives without a prescription at no cost to patients.
The proposed regulations would require coverage of nonprescription birth control pills—recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—as well as condoms, emergency contraceptives, and spermicides under the Affordable Care Act.
The rules would not change federal conscience protections for employers and insurers that oppose contraception on moral grounds.
“At a time when contraception access is under attack, Vice President [Kamala] Harris and I are resolute in our commitment to expanding access to quality, affordable contraception,” President Joe Biden said in an Oct. 21 statement….