I won't rail here about the asininity gripping our fair country; others do that so much better than I ever could. I do wonder why asininity has only one S. And that reminds me, you know what they say about assume .. it makes an ass out of you and me.
Back to the good news. Just this week, the Obama administration decided that the new health care law would require health insurance providers to offer, with no co-pay, a range of reproductive health services for women. This is very good news indeed. It is shocking to me that many health insurers don't cover reproductive services. Just another bit of lunacy in our health care system. A few months ago I became a volunteer for Planned Parenthood. I am sick and tired of the kooks who demonize Planned Parenthood and I decided to push back in some small way. Our summer project is gathering signatures on petitions to send to Sec. Sebelius imploring the HHS to require insurers to cover the full range of reproductive services. Now we don't have to stand out in the hot sun gathering signatures anymore, right? No, not quite. I'll be out doing it next Sunday. It's not a hard sell getting folks to sign, as most people see the need for birth control coverage. Of course the radical haters are gathering their forces to try to derail this requirement. Can't those people sit down and shut up for a while?
Celebrate the small things I say. It may be all we get.
from the NYT:
Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: August 1, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new standards on Monday that require health insurance plans to cover all government-approved contraceptives for women, without co-payments or other charges.
“These historic guidelines are based on science and existing literature and will help ensure women get the preventive health benefits they need,” said Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services.
The requirements apply to insurance in years starting on or after Aug. 1, 2012. They take effect in January 2013 for insurance plans that operate on the basis of a calendar year.
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