Governor vetoes bill requiring insurance to provide a year of birth control

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill Sept. 4 that would have required insurance companies in Alaska to provide twelve months of birth control prescriptions at a time. Currently insurance companies cover one to three month prescriptions. State House Rep. Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks, wrote the bill. She said it had strong…

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