Biden-Harris Admin Calls For Expanding Rules Forcing Private Health Insurance To Hand Out Free Birth Control

The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule Monday that would expand the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for health insurers to cover the cost of contraceptives.

Private health insurance providers would be required to cover the cost of birth control, condoms and “morning after” pills at no cost and without a prescription, according to an HHS press release. Health insurers are currently required under the ACA to cover the cost of birth control, condoms and emergency contraception if prescribed; however, the proposed rule would remove the prescription requirements, The Associated Press reported.

Under the ACA spearheaded by the Obama administration in 2010, the majority of health insurance plans were made to require covering the cost of birth control, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

“From day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has made clear that every woman should have access to the health care she needs. That includes contraception and other family planning services,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra