CVS Health Corp. drug plans will cover over-the-counter oral birth control in the US, a step that further removes barriers to obtaining oral contraception as reproductive rights increasingly come under fire.
Opill, the nonprescription drug from Perrigo Co., will be added to the preventive services oral contraceptives list and will be covered at no cost for many plan sponsors, CVS Caremark said in a pharmacy update dated March 28 that was seen by Bloomberg News.
A package of Opill.
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The US Food and Drug Administration cleared Opill for nonprescription use last summer, making it the country’s first over-the-counter oral birth control. While ...
