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By Brian WuAs part of Obama Care, health insurers must now cover without cost sharing all 18 forms of contraception listed in the FDA's birth control guide, as stated by the Obama Administration in new guidelines issued on Monday...."We are grateful to the Administration for acknowledging and taking action…

By Drew AltmanIn Utah, Indiana, Arkansas, and several other states, conservative governors or legislatures want to make work requirements for newly covered beneficiaries a condition of expanding their Medicaid programs. Partly, this is the latest strategy by red-state governors and legislators seeking political cover to expand Medicaid in anti-Obamacare…

By Nora Caplan-BrickerIn Colorado and Iowa, a pilot program shows that IUDs and implants can dramatically reduce teen pregnancies and abortions. But policy results and politics don't always mix.Don Coram is not exactly your stereotypical birth-control champion. A rancher, born and bred, the 66-year-old Republican Colorado state representative still…

California advocacy groups have expressed concerns about whether children enrolled in Covered California plans are receiving adequate care, HealthyCal reports....The groups also asked about how the board plans to determine the quality of those enrollees' health care experiences in the future.The groups wrote, "Although children comprise less than 6%…

By Chris ReedPoor people in California — starting with individuals who make less than $16,200 — are eligible for subsidized health care from Medi-Cal. About 12 million people are enrolled in the state program. Individuals who make from $16,200 to about $60,000 are usually eligible to buy subsidized health…