In January, the agency attempted to dramatically expand religious exemptions from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. HHS acknowledged that, under the new exemptions, thousands of women could be forced to pay out of pocket for birth control that otherwise would have been covered by insurance, but the agency refused to concede that some women might respond to the added expense by forgoing contraception.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 06, 2019 11:15 UTC