Bitter Pill

A new federal regulation has raised the cost of birth control at campus health centers

Many female students returning to campuses this fall will pay more for prescription birth control as a result of regulations issued this month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The new rules apply the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which contains a provision that removes incentives for drug companies to provide deeply discounted prices to college health clinics. College

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