 [ Symptoms ] is it true that more women is services will be available at a lower or no cost [ Disease ] in an historic move the u s department of health and human services hhs announced that it is adopting the women is health guidelines recommended by the institute of medicine iom new health insurance policies will have to make services such as well woman visits breastfeeding support screening for gestational diabetes domestic violence screening and birth control available to women with no co payment co insurance or a deductible for the services required the new rules go into effect on august 1 2012 the hottest item on the list of new prevention services is the requirement that insurers cover the full cost of birth control see this guide provided by the fda for women to use in discussion with their doctors this requirement did not sit right with many religious and conservative groups in response hhs included an amendment which gives religious institutions that offer insurance to their employees the option of not providing coverage for contraception services