Free Birth Control Rule Kicks In Today

(NEWSER) – Good news, ladies: Starting today, most insurance plans must cover a range of women's preventative health services, including domestic violence screenings, "well woman visits," and, most controversially, no-cost birth control.

Don't run to your gynecologist right away though—the rules will apply to all new plans, but only kick in for existing plans when they're renewed, NPR reports. Kathleen Sebelius praised the new rules yesterday on Capitol Hill, saying that before ObamaCare passed, many plans didn't cover basic women's health services.

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