(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 27, 2024 at 9:54 A.M.)

(Harrisburg, PA) $635,352 in federal funding was awarded to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to help improve women’s access to critical health benefits across the state.

A $9 million Expanding Access to Women’s Health grant program is also included with the funding from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that the Biden-Harris Administration has in place to further advance and support women’s health. According to a release, the state will launch a multifaceted campaign focused on awareness and education about the importance of preventive care, including contraception. The funding was given to Pennsylvania and thirteen other states.

Source for Photo FILE – Twenty dollar bills are counted on June 15, 2018, in North Andover, Mass. The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system, according to a report Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)