AHIP, the lobbying arm of the American health insurance industry, says it’s not yet ready to sign-on to the new contraception coverage rules outlined by the White House today.
“Health plans have long offered contraceptive coverage to employers as part of comprehensive, preventive benefits that aim to improve patient health and reduce health care cost growth,” AHIP Press Secretary Robert Zirkelbach said in a statement. “We are concerned about the precedent this proposed rule would set. As we learn more about how this rule would be operationalized, we will provide comments through the regulatory process.”
