Is birth control preventive care in the reform of health care?

Is birth control preventive care in the reform of health care? -

The Law on affordable health care and protection of patients will require businesses Medicare to provide consumer prevention services from free September 23. But now, abortion rights groups, religious groups and health insurers are asking, what is considered as preventative care?

Health Resources and Services Administration will determine the list of preventive services that consumers will be able to get without coinsurance or out-pocket costs as Politico . If the administration considers birth control pills for preventive services, health insurance companies and government programs will pick up the cost for birth control.

But the intent of the provision of preventive services to provide free diabetes tests or birth control at an affordable price?

A rights group Planned Parenthood believes that birth control pills are a form of prevention services.

Richard Doerflinger of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops believes, "Congress debate on the need to cover" preventive services "in the reform of health care-centered services to prevent deadly diseases such breast cancer, not a need to prevent the emergence of new health care beneficiaries. "

Another problem that can happen in future discussions on the birth control pill as a preventative measure is an affordability problem. With at least 12 million or more women on the pill, the government may not be able to allow the provision of birth control by Medicaid. the health insurance companies could struggle with the extra costs too. Coinsurance for the range of birth control pills for $ 10 to $ 50 per month .

the controversy over birth control pill will continue to gather in the coming months, the government decided that it is a preventive service or not.

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