Contraceptives bill
Executive Summary
Sens. Snowe (R-Maine) and Reid (D-Nev.) and Reps. Greenwood (R-Penn.) and Lowey (D-N.Y.) reintroduce legislation to assure equity in insurance coverage of prescription contraceptives. An extension of a law for federal employees passed last October in the omnibus budget bill, the proposed bill would guarantee contraceptive coverage for all beneficiaries of health care plans with a prescription drug benefit