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Biden administration withdraws proposal to make insurers cover cost of OTC birth control

The new withdrawal is the second preventive benefits-related withdrawal announced in less than a month.

By Allison Bell | January 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM

The administration of outgoing President Joe Biden has withdrawn proposed regulations that could have required employer-sponsored health plans to pay for over-the-counter contraceptives.

The administration had hoped to cut Americans’ birth control costs by adding over-the-counter contraceptive purchases to the Affordable Care Act preventive services package.

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Biden administration withdraws proposal to make insurers cover cost of OTC birth control

The new withdrawal is the second preventive benefits-related withdrawal announced in less than a month.

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