The federal contraceptive coverage guarantee: An effective policy that should be strengthened and expanded

In this fact sheet, the Guttmacher Institute outlines the federal contraceptive coverage guarantee, a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires most private health insurance plans to cover contraceptive methods, services, and counseling without out-of-pocket costs for patients. They make the case for federal policymakers to strengthen this provision and extend it to everyone in the United States, regardless of their health insurance coverage.