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Yes, ‘somebody will have to pay’

Taking the recommendation of some advisers, the Obama administration says health insurers will be forced to start covering policyholders’ birth control without collecting co-payments for it.

In an article on the new requirement, The Associated Press noted that although patients won’t be charged co-payments, “somebody will have to pay.”

That “somebody” is people with medical insurance. Their premiums will rise.

Ah, those “free” benefits.