Bipartisan Senate bill would expand Medicare to cover birth control

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday introduced new legislation to expand Medicare benefits to cover prescription birth control for women insured by the program due to long-term disability, closing what they described as a critical gap in coverage.

“Every woman should be able to get the health care that’s right for her, and this bipartisan bill will help ensure that all women can access no-cost contraception under all insurance plans,” said Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), lead author of the bill.