Around half of Native American health care facilities in Oklahoma don’t provide emergency contraception, a Medill News Service investigation found.

While Medicare was designed as health insurance for those 65 and older, it also covers people with disabilities who are young enough to still get pregnant. Yet they often struggle to get their birth control covered and end up with large medical bills — or instead opt for hysterectomies or tubal ligations, which Medicare sometimes will cover.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling against allowing confidentiality for minors who seek contraceptives at Title X clinics is the latest indication...

Some of the nation’s largest insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) impose coverage exclusions and other restrictions on birth control products, contrary to an Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement, according to a House investigation. Under the ACA, health plans must cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive products without cost-sharing. But a staff report from the…