Sanders calls for investigation into birth control insurance coverage

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on a government watchdog to investigate why some health insurance plans are charging women for contraception, in violation of federal law that requires it to be free. 

In all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees coverage of women’s preventive services, including all birth control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration. 

But in a letter sent Monday to the Government Accountability Office, Sa...