HR 3296 116th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Family planning and birth control Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Research and development Retail and wholesale trades Women's health

Affordability is Access Act

Introduced: June 14, 2019 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Jun 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 14, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 14, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordability is Access Act

This bill establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health-insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health-insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements.

The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.

What's happening now June 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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