The senator says getting birth control onto the shelves of your local pharmacy is a priority.
Ranji Sinha, KIRO 7 NewsWASHINGTON — “The pill is safe and effective and essential,” said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray WA when referencing the FDA’s decision to move forward and allow a contraceptive pill to possibly become the first over-the-counter birth control medication.
Murray has proposed what is being dubbed the Affordability is Access Act. It would ensure that FDA approval of OTC birth control would mean that insurers fully cover over-the-counter birth control without any out-of-pocket costs. “The Affordability is Access Act will make sure that once the FDA determines an over-the-counter option to be safe and effective for use without a prescription that pill is fully covered by insurance, just like every other FDA-approved birth control,” said Murray.
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