Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Use of Covered Contraceptives in Women Ages 20–25

Although many impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been well studied, less attention has been paid to whether use of contraceptives (especially those covered by health insurance) changed in young adults. The ACA did several things that might influence contraceptive use: allowed children to stay on a parent's health insurance until age 26, required insurers to impose no co-payment for contraceptives beginning in 2012, and increased...