pregnant women

New federal guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services, including birth control, with no out-of-pocket costs are being applauded by women’s groups as an important step toward improved health of women and children and criticized by an insurance trade group, which warns the guidelines could result in significantly higher costs for coverage. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that beginning Aug. 1, 2012, new health insurance plans would be required to…