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Insurers to bear more costs for contraception coverage

Although the health insurance industry has maintained a relatively low profile regarding the Obama administration's recent amending of its contraception coverage , the industry, in private, is

Bill to exempt insurers from contraception coverage

Newly introduced legislation in Idaho would exempt health insurers from being required to provide free contraception to employees of religious-affiliated organizations. Idaho Rep. Carlos Bilbao

White House amends contraception coverage

In an adjustment to its decision requiring that religiously-affiliated employers provide free contraception coverage , the White House on Friday announced that insurers must provide contraceptives

Religious plans not exempt from free contraception coverage

Insurers that offer health plans for religious-based employers still must provide free coverage for birth control, the Obama administration said, rejecting requests from religious groups and

Religious physicians take stance on family planning

Insurers aren't the only ones up in arms over the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) recent requirement of health plans to provide free contraceptives and other preventive health

Regence fined $100K for illegally denying contraception

Regence BlueShield was fined $100,000 by the Washington insurance commissioner for improperly denying coverage to women seeking to remove a birth control device. "We wanted to make sure they

Will mandatory contraception coverage increase costs?

To the dismay of many health payers, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) moved quickly to act upon recent recommendations requiring insurers provide free contraceptives and other