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February 4, 2013

White House Proposes Compromise to Provide Contraceptive Insurance 
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The Obama administration has proposed a compromise to resolve a standoff
with opponents of contraception coverage under the Affordable Heath Care
Act. The measure would allow church and religious groups to exclude
birth control from the insurance they provide employees. A separate
insurance company would then provide birth control coverage, and
insurance companies would cover the cost by paying higher fees for
access to the new customers created under the new healthcare law. In a
statement, the group NARAL Pro-Choice America said it is optimistic
"that these new draft regulations will make near-universal contraceptive
coverage a reality."

 

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