Vol. 127, No. 46 Wednesday, October 18, 2017
NEWS
OPINION
A&C
COMMUNITY SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ISLAMIC CENTER
WE NEED TO STOP PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS
STUDENT MAKES TAXIDERMY HAIR ACCESSORIES
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In October, the Trump Administration moved to expand the rights of employers by allowing them to deny women insurance coverage for contraception for religious reasons. But, students who are on the CSU health insurance plan will not be impacted by any changes made to the Affordable Care Act. The CSU Health Center currently provides students with one form of birth control out of 18 FDA-approved contraceptives. PHOTO BY JENNY LEE COLLEGIAN
Birth control rollback
Students on CSU Health Insurance not impacted By Natalia Sperry @natalia_sperry
In early October, the Trump administration moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraception in the name of religious freedom. The original Affordable Care Act mandate was intended to remove cost barriers by requiring all employers to provide their employees with
insurance plans with no copay birth control. According to a study commissioned by the Obama administration, more than 55 million women gained access to no-cost contraceptive due to the mandate. The Trump administration’s rollback of this mandate sparked controversy nationally. CSU students enrolled in six or more residential instruction credits are required to have some form of healthcare, either
through the University’s plan or through private insurers, such as their parents’ plans. The 2017-2018 CSU student health insurance plan covers all 18 FDA-approved methods of contraception without cost sharing, as is required by federal and state law. The Health Center provides only one method to students. According to the CSU Health Network’s Executive Director Anne Hudgens, this will not be impacted by any changes
in the ACA. “The student health plan is designed to meet the health needs of our student population, and women’s health and contraceptives will remain a fundamental priority,” Hudgens said. Additionally the Health Center’s women’s clinic provides birth control counseling and provision, including: Implanon insertion and removal, IUD insertion and removal, oral
contraceptives, diaphragm fittings, and the Depo-Provera shot. However, students not on CSU’s health insurance plan could still be impacted in the case that their employers, or the employers of their parental guardians, participate in the rollback, according to CSU alumna and senior policy and political director for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky
see BIRTH CONTROL on page 4 >>