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S 104 107th Congress Senate

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.

Introduced: January 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceConsumer education
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ContraceptivesDiscrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careDrugsEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealth insuranceHealth insurance industryInsurance companiesLabor and EmploymentPhysical examinationsRebatesStandards
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 10, 2001
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-391.
Jan 22, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S376-378)
Jan 22, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 10, 2001

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-391.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold drugs, devices, or services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 104: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-104/
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"S. 104: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-104/.
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