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Insurance Coverage Might Steer Women To Costlier - But More Effective - Birth Control
By Michelle Andrews
KAISER HEALTH NEWS
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
In the heated debate over to what extent religiously affiliated employers should be required to provide free contraception for workers, no one has talked much about what methods are available to women who want to prevent pregnancy and how their choices might change if cost were removed from the equation. But it's an important subject.
With prices ranging from about $1 for a condom to more than $800 for an intrauterine device (IUD), some of these women, maybe a lot of them, might switch methods if they could afford to.
Birth Control Amendment 'Dangerous,' Obama Spokesman Says
By Sam Stein and Laura Bassett
HUFFINGTON POST
February 14, 2012
Unbowed by the dust-up from last week’s contraception debate, the Obama administration has jumped feet-first into the next round.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, in a statement to The Huffington Post, weighed in heavily against a toughly-worded measure being considered in the Senate that would greatly restrict women's access to critical health care services.
"Let's be clear about what's at stake," said Carney. "The proposal being considered in the Senate applies to all employers -- not just religious employers. And it isn't limited to contraception. Any employer could restrict access to any service they say they object to. That is dangerous and it is wrong. Decisions about medical care should be made by a woman and her doctor, not a woman and her boss.