Reproductive Rights

An Act relative to Advancing Contraception Coverage and Economic Security codifies the access to cost-free preventive care for women from ACA into state law, protecting access to no-copay birth control by requiring insurers cover all contraceptive measures approved by the FDA; ensures coverage for all therapeutically distinct products and appropriate birth control methods; guarantees coverage for OTC emergency contraceptives without a prescription; and mandates coverage and proper reimbursement for providers for birth control prescriptions intended to last up to 12 months. Signed into law as Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2017 in 11/17.