Guidelines on Women´s Preventive Health Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost.

For more information please visit:
(http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/)

HHS also released an amendment to the prevention regulation that allows religious institutions that offer insurance to their employees the choice of whether or not to cover contraception services.

Details can be found here:
(http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-19684_PI.pdf)

For more information on the HHS guidelines for expanding women´s preventive services, please visit:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/womensprevention08012011a.html.