Insurance Coverage for Birth Control

In the courts and in Congress, at the federal level and in the states, Planned Parenthood is a leader in the movement to guarantee insurance coverage for contraceptives. In 1998, Planned Parenthood won a major legal victory requiring insurance coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices for all employees of the federal government.  Now we are working with our allies to ensure that Congress and state legislatures pass laws guaranteeing insurance coverage for birth control in the private market. 

More than half of the states require insurers that provide prescription drug coverage to also cover contraceptives, but it is imperative that all women have this important benefit.  The lack of insurance coverage is costly — for insurers who may end up paying the costs of childbirth or abortion, and for women whose physical and financial well-being may be undermined by an unintended pregnancy.

Join the Planned Parenthood Action Network and stand with us to expand access to birth control and protect the health of all women!

For more information on this issue, read our report: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage.