Top Wolf Administration officials are criticizing the Trump Administration move to allow more employers to deny coverage for birth control.
Acting Health Secretary Rachel Levine, who’s also the physician general, said it’s immoral and unethical to permit an employer to restrict the healthcare access of an entire gender. She said some contraceptives are also used to treat medical conditions such as pelvic pain and migraine.
Acting Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman said, “Restricting access to contraceptives disproportionately hurts low-income women who may now face large out-of-pocket bills to continue taking medication they may rely on.
The rule change allows more employers to use religious exemptions or moral convictions to deny coverage for contraceptives, covered under the Affordable Care Act at no-cost to consumers .