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One policy of the ACA was to mandate insurance providersintroduce zero cost-sharing (0 out-of- pocket cost for theconsumer) for the cost of at least one version of each form ofprescription contraception. A recent study found that this policyreduced condom use and increased sexually transmitted infections(STIs), more specifically chlamydia and gonorrhea. Using economictheory, explain why this policy caused the decrease in condom useand increase in STIs.

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From an economic point of view the demand supply concept and that of supplementary goods clearly defines what happened in the case study mentioned In the above case study the mandate of the insurance providers to provide for a no cost contraception for people    See Answer
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