Insurers to Pay for Preventive Health Services

Traditionally, women have had to pay more for health insurance. That’s primarily to protect insurers against the costs of pregnancy and childbirth. The Department of Health and Human Services has just declared that insurance companies are now required to cover preventive health services, including birth control. In addition to abolishing co-pays for The Pill, the new rules provide for counseling for sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes screening during pregnancy and screening for domestic violence.