S. 1847 · 116th Congress
Affordability is Access Act
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Whitehouse27 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 13, 2019
Affordability is Access Act
This bill establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health-insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health-insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements.
The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Affordability is Access Act
Latest action (Jun 13, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 13, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.