By David Wetzler, President, SRA Benefits
(August 2011) The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just announced that beginning August 1, 2012, women in the United States will have their birth control covered, free of co-pays.
In addition to insurance coverage for birth control, the the HHS is also mandating a wide range of recommended preventive services without cost sharing, which includes:
- Well-woman visits;
- Screening for gestational diabetes;
- Testing for the human papillonmavirus (HPV) as part of cervical cancer screening for women age 30 and older;
- Counseling about sexually transmitted infections
- Counseling and screening for HIV
- Counseling on breast-feeding, including breast-feeding equipmentCounseling on interpersonal and domestic violence.
“New health plans will need to include these services without cost sharing for insurance policies with plans years beginning on or after August 1, 2012,” the HHS said.
For more information, see http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/08/20110801b.html or contact your SRA Benefits consultant.
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