U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met with leaders from health insurers and employee benefit plans to call on the insurance industry to commit to meeting their obligations to provide access to contraception as required by the law.
On Aug. 1, 2011, the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury issued amended regulations requiring coverage of women’s preventive services, as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). After more than a decade of this law, the departments continue to receive complaints about barriers to access to contraceptives under the ACA.
“The Affordable Care Act mandates that recommended preventive services, including contraception, be covered with no cost sharing,” said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. “However, we continue to hear troubling reports of noncompliance. The departments are looking into these complaints and will be actively working to ensure that women are receiving the contraception that they are entitled to.”
At the meeting, Secretary Becerra addressed his concerns with the representatives from health insurers and employee benefit plans.
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