Alaska SB276 mandates health insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and related services without cost-sharing.

Alaska SB276 requires health care insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and related services, including consultations, examinations, and procedures, without cost-sharing. This applies to all insureds, including spouses and dependents. Insurers cannot deny coverage or reimbursement for changing contraceptive methods within a year. The bill also mandates that insurers provide coverage for therapeutically equivalent alternatives if the preferred contraceptive is unavailable or medically inadvisable.

Alaska SB276 mandates health insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and related services without cost-sharing.

Alaska SB276 requires health care insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and related services, including consultations, examinations, and procedures, without cost-sharing. This applies to all insureds, including spouses and dependents. Insurers cannot deny coverage or reimbursement for changing contraceptive methods within a year. The bill also mandates that insurers provide coverage for therapeutically equivalent alternatives if the preferred contraceptive is unavailable or medically inadvisable.