A huge deal was made a week or so ago about $200 million spending included in the stimulus plan that would go toward providing contraceptive coverage. Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) denounced the spending, saying Republicans wouldn't back the spending on contraception. Media jumped on board, covering the story and repeating the $200 million price-tag from Boehner. Democrats even capitulated, and agreed to take that part of the stimulus plan out.
Now it seems that it was never part of the package to begin with. What Boehner saw was language that allowed Medicaid recipients to get as much pregnancy prevention coverage as they do coverage for actually being pregnant. Something that a number of states already do. The $200 million? That's projected savings to the states within 5 years.
Yeah - good job dude. If you want to read an article about it, check out Huffington Post. Not sure if we'll hear anything more about this. But we should.
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