Health Insurance Companies Must Now Provide Free Access To Contraception For Women

By Maureen Mespell

August 1, 2012 Updated Aug 1, 2012 at 6:45 PM EDT

(Indiana's NewsCenter) -- Wednesday was the first day that health insurance companies must provide certain benefits to women for free with exceptions.

The Women's Preventative Health care Amendment goes into effect one of eight new provisions under the President's Health Care Law that the Obama Administration says will help women get the basic services they need.

Getting the most attention Wednesday is the provision that requires private insurance companies to provide women free access to contraception.




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