States Prepping for OTC Birth Control Seek Federal Input

The Biden administration must update requirements for insurer contraceptive coverage to help states better prepare for the first daily over-the-counter oral ...

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Fuels Push for Federal Coverage

Democratic governors and reproductive health groups are closely watching whether the Biden administration will soon require health plans to ...

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Rule to ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposal for Most Significant Expansion of Contraception Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act in ...

STATES OF PLAY: States Seek Federal Input on Birth Control Rollout

States are preparing for the rollout of the first daily over-the-counter oral birth control pill early this year and are looking to the ...

State-level checklist for OTC birth control coverage - Free The Pill

Further, under the current statutes of the Affordable Care Act, most private health plans are required to cover all FDA-approved methods of ...

Request for Information; Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive ...

This document is a request for information (RFI) regarding the application of the preventive services requirements under section 2713 of the Public Health ...

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Expanding Coverage of Birth ...

Proposed rules would further bolster coverage of certain recommended preventive services, like over-the-counter birth control, without cost sharing for ...

Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), which requires non-grandfathered group health plans ...

U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2024

Notable updates include 1) updated recommendations for provision of medications for intrauterine device (IUD) placement, 2) updated ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pills: Improving access and ...

Over-the-counter birth control pills represent a significant shift in the way that patients access contraception.

AMA urges FDA to make oral contraceptive available over-the-counter

The AMA Annual Meeting encourages the US Food and Drug Administration to approve over-the-counter (OTC) access to oral contraceptives without an age ...

AMA applauds FDA approval of OTC birth control

The FDA's approval for over-the-counter birth control is a monumental step to provide broader access to safe reproductive health care for ...

HHS Requests Public Input on Coverage of Over-the-Counter ...

This new Request for Information (RFI) solicits comment on access to a range of OTC items recommended by experts for preventive care that can be purchased ...

An Evidence-Based Update on Contraception: A detailed review of ...

We also discuss how contraceptive care is related to nursing ethics and health inequities. Keywords: birth control, contraception, family planning, reproductive ...

Over-the-Counter Vaginal Contraceptive and Spermicide Drug ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule establishing new warning statements and other labeling information for all ...

A Timeline of Contraception | American Experience | Official Site - PBS

His discovery makes progesterone production affordable and will become the basis for hormonal birth control. 1943. John Rock puts his reputation on the line and ...

Considerations for Covering Over-the-Counter Contraception - KFF

This policy watch addresses key considerations for the implementation of insurance coverage for non-prescribed OTC contraceptives.

Free the Pill: Moving oral contraceptives (OCs) over the counter ...

Birth control pills are an essential part of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care and are one of the best-studied medicines on the market ...

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis | HIV.gov

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use.

How Much Does Opill Cost? Here's What to Know - GoodRx

Opill (norgestrel), the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved by the FDA, became available to customers on retail shelves and ...