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The Affordable Care Act Extends No-Cost Preventive Care to Women

by Barbara DiTullio | Aug 1, 2012 | Contraception, Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Reproductive Rights, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's health

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern Wednesday, August 1st is an important day for women’s health. After this date, all new insurance plans must cover certain women’s preventive health services, including contraceptives, without co-pays or deductibles. This represents an...

The United States Supreme Court has weighed in: The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 28, 2012 | Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Women's health

By Women’s Law Project The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, expands health insurance coverage to more than 30 million people, prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing...

The Hypocrisy of Cuts to Medicaid Reimbursements for Newborn Care

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 21, 2012 | Health Care, Maternity Coverage, PA Law, Uncategorized, Women's health

Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney When Pennsylvania’s politicians say they are for protecting the unborn, they mean it literally: the minute you’re born, you’re on your own. Last month, Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare (DPW), which is run by Governor Tom...

White House Holds Town Hall on Women’s Health

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 15, 2012 | Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Women's health

Molly Cohen, WLP Intern With the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 2010 Affordable Care Act looming on the horizon, the White House recently held a town hall meeting on Women’s Health to tout the benefits of the Act. Panel members included Valerie Jarrett (Senior Advisor...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly Should Hold Public Hearings on SB 1063 and HB 1957 to Insure Motherhood

by Barbara DiTullio | May 12, 2012 | Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Pennsylvania’s women deserve to have maternity coverage in their health insurance. Individual health insurance policies often do not cover maternity care, leaving many women at risk of having inadequate or no insurance when they become pregnant. Furthermore,...

Pennsylvania: Stop Insurers from Denying Essential Maternity Coverage to Women

by Barbara DiTullio | Nov 22, 2011 | Childbirth, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Women in Pennsylvania need comprehensive maternity insurance coverage. While federal and state laws protect access to maternity coverage for many women who receive health insurance through their employers, there is no law ensuring maternity benefits to women in...