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State-level checklist for OTC birth control coverage
Free the pill and cover it, too: Strategies for making OTC birth control coverage work in the real world
CVS Caremark announces Opill on their covered drug list
Velázquez introduces a resolution in support of World Contraception Day
“I’m proud to introduce this resolution which will raise awareness about contraception and help people make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.”
— Representative Velázquez (D-NY-07)
Senators Markey, Hirono, and Duckworth introduce bill to codify the right to contraception
“The right to contraception is a fundamental right that is central to an individual’s privacy, health, wellbeing, and ability to participate in the social and economic life of our nation.”
— Senator Markey (D-MA)
Murray, Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Bera, Hirono, Cortez Masto unveil bill to expand affordable over-the-counter birth control
“The Affordability is Access Act would ensure that once the FDA determines an over-the-counter birth control option to be safe, it approves it without delay—and would ensure that insurers then fully cover over-the-counter birth control without any out-of-pocket costs.”
— Sen. Murray (D-WA), Rep. Pressley (D-MA-07), Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Rep. Bera (D-CA-07), Sen. Hirono (D-HI), and Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Ensuring access to over-the-counter contraception for American Indian and Alaska Native women
“NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) supports AI/AN access to over-the-counter birth control pill that’s affordable, covered by insurance, and provided within the Indian Health system...”
— National Congress of American Indians
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) policies: Over-the-counter oral contraceptives
“The AAFP supports over-the-counter access to oral contraception without a prescription… The AAFP supports insurance coverage of oral contraceptives regardless of prescription status in all insurance plans.”
— American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians resolution: No 501
“RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians write to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to encourage that adolescents, regardless of age, be included in the over-the-counter (OTC) oral contraceptives studies required by the FDA (e.g., label comprehension study, actual use study) to determine whether OTC access is appropriate for this population.”
— Congress of Delegates, American Academy of Family Physicians
American Public Health Association: Policy 20111
“A growing body of evidence suggests that women could safely use oral contraceptives if they were available over the counter and that contraceptive uptake and continuation might increase if this method were available directly in a pharmacy.”
— American Public Health Association