Eight More Ways Women Will Benefit Under Obamacare Starting Tomorrow (Aug. 1, 2012)

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/31/614331/women-benefit-from-obamacare/

By Amanda Peterson Beadle posted from ThinkProgress Health on Jul 31, 2012

When eight Obamacare regulations go into effect tomorrow, 47 million women will benefit from the guaranteed coverage of preventive services — including contraception coverage — without co-pays. The new rules will require most insurance plans to begin including the services at no additional cost at the next renewal date that falls on or after August 1, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Center for American Progress graphic breaks down what will be covered and how women will benefit:

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52% of women report delaying needed medical care because of cost
32% of women report giving up basic necessities to pay for health care expenses

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But even as millions of women will benefit from even more provisions of the Affordable Care Act, nine states are attacking the contraception coverage requirement because of the claim that the provision violates religious liberty. Even though President Obama announced an “accommodation” for religious institutions so that the employer does not have to pay for the birth control coverage, states have considered legislation or ballot measures to either reject the federal regulation or undermine contraceptive coverage in state law. And ongoing challenges against the contraception regulation continue in federal courts.