Maine passes law to allow 12-month supply of birth control

[Nitro Fun]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Democrat's bill to allow women to receive up to a 12-month supply of prescribed birth control has become law without Republican Gov. Paul LePage's signature.

Most Maine insurance providers currently have a one-month or three-month limit.

The law will go into effect this fall.

Rep. Jay McCreight says her bill will help remove barriers to consistent access to hormonal contraceptive supplies and improve the health of babies and mothers.

"Arbitrary limits to contraception increase the risk of gaps in access and therefore of unplanned pregnancies," she said. "When pregnancies are planned, the pregnancies are healthier, the babies are healthier and the mothers are healthier."

The bill passed unanimously in the House and with a 25-10 vote in the Senate.

The Maine Medical Association said at a hearing there are no medical reasons why patients shouldn't receive their prescriptions for up to a year.

McCreight cited the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health policy nonprofit, saying more than two dozen states are considering similar bills this year as the federal Affordable Care Act faces potential overhaul.

Currently, fewer than a half-dozen states have such laws in place.

In its original form, the bill proposed no cost-sharing for any types of hormonal contraceptives, including pills and a patch. The insurance industry had worried that the bill could apply to forms of contraceptives that are more costly for insurers.

The bill was amended during the public hearing process to require coverage for at least one type of contraceptive without cost sharing.

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine...ontrol/2151499

A step in the right direction for sure.

[want my Slimjim]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

[Mifuyne]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

I'm suprised you haven't bashed anyone yet for using contraceptives because it is the tool of the devil.

A great change for women overall.

[Machismo]

Here's an idea, stop requiring a prescription for it.

[Crissi]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

Last time I checked, we did. Either out of pocket, or through our insurance.

All this bill does is let people get 12 months worth all at once, instead of coming back to a pharmacy every 1 - 3 months.

Your comment is nonsensical.

[Zeta333]

I'm suprised you haven't bashed anyone yet for using contraceptives because it is the tool of the devil.

A great change for women overall.

iv never goten why its so bad to expect a woman to pay for her own birth control, the government doesnt give me free condoms, why does it have to supply birth control for free? I understand some woman take it for different health reasons but the majority take it for what its intended for.

[Freighter]

Here's an idea, stop requiring a prescription for it.

That seems rather stupid. You shouldn't use it without talking to a doctor and going through a medical exam(Including family history of blood clots). If it's anything like where I have lived, it's not hard to get a prescription either way.

[Crissi]

Here's an idea, stop requiring a prescription for it.

That would generally be a bad idea, considering mixing meds can end up with bad results ( pills + many over the counter pain meds = pills become non functional), as well as different women respond to different kinds and a doctor can help her navigate that

[Deleted]

Here's an idea, stop requiring a prescription for it.

No, No, that would be retarded.
They are Hormones - They have fucking medical implications.

[Teebone]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

Try reading the article. You'll look less stupid. Maybe. That's not a guarantee.

[Mifuyne]

iv never goten why its so bad to expect a woman to pay for her own birth control, the government doesnt give me free condoms, why does it have to supply birth control for free? I understand some woman take it for different health reasons but the majority take it for what its intended for.

Where does it say "free birth control pills"?

[Underverse]

Try reading the article. You'll look less stupid. Maybe. That's not a guarantee.

Wouldn't get your hopes up, this is Slimjim we're talking about.

[SirBeef]

Where does it say "free birth control pills"?

In his head.

[Mifuyne]

In his head.

His head is a birth control pill? how rude!
Can't say much tho since mine is a "scares girls away pill".

[Sky High]

I would be even more on board with this if they provided condoms for free as well. I mean they're not a drug and everyone should be using them anyway.

[Mifuyne]

I would be even more on board with this if they provided condoms for free as well. I mean they're not a drug and everyone should be using them anyway.

Why provide condoms for free and not anti conception pills?

[Freighter]

I would be even more on board with this if they provided condoms for free as well. I mean they're not a drug and everyone should be using them anyway.

Sex with condoms is bad.

[Belize]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

Pay for your own Viagra then.

[Sky High]

Why provide condoms for free and not anti conception pills?

I'm saying why not both, good grief.

[Crissi]

Sex with condoms is bad.

Sex with herpes / HIV / chlamydiae is worse