Conception is not considered a life-changing event under the Affordable Care Act’s strict rules for women to get insurance outside of the open enrollment period, leaving a small number of women pregnant and uninsured. Oregon also has stingier coverage levels than other states when it comes to allowing pregnant women to get Medicaid. Advocates are asking the Insurance Division to require insurers to sell to women year round if they get pregnant, just as women qualify when they give birth.
Oct 21, 2015
