Donald Trump won’t even need Congress to act to repeal some of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act and—surprise!—women could be one of the first victims.
If you read through the text of the Affordable Care Act, you won’t find any mention of “contraceptives” or “birth control.” That’s because the law doesn’t actually include a mandate to cover contraceptives.
Instead, it says that health insurance must cover preventive health benefits for women — and then punts to a division of Health and Human Services to decide what counts. [...]
A Trump administration could write its own regulation to says birth control isn’t preventive health care for women.
No need to wait for Congress to write a bill and hold votes and repeal Obamacare. Just boom, gone, no more birth control coverage for you. That could be a big financial hit to many women. And that’s just what happens before they lose their insurance altogether.