Cost and Coverage of Birth Control
Cost and Coverage of Birth Control
ANSIRH researchers have found that public funding for birth control can lead to tremendous cost savings down the line. This was true for a wide range of birth control, including the pill, the shot, and intrauterine devices, or IUDs. Studies have shown that giving patients a year’s supply of birth control pills results in fewer pregnancies over time. Giving women emergency contraception in advance can also lead to fewer public dollars spent overall.
Research & tools
See allDecember 9, 2020
A randomized study evaluating the effect of evidence-based information on clinician attitudes about moving oral contraceptives over the counter
Wollum A, Zuniga C, Lezama N, Grossman D, Grindlay K. A randomized study evaluating the effect of evidence-based information on clinician attitudes about moving oral contraceptives over the counter. Journal of Women's Health. December 2020; jwh.2020.8706.
November 7, 2017
Role of Insurance Coverage in Contraceptive Use After Abortion
Biggs MA, Taylor D, Upadhyay UD. Role of Insurance Coverage in Contraceptive Use After Abortion. Obstetrics & Gynecology. November 2017; 130(6):1338-1346.
June 1, 2016
Funding policies and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception:results from a cluster randomized trial
Rocca CH, Thompson KM, Goodman S, Westhoff CL, Harper CC. Funding policies and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception:results from a cluster randomized trial. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. June 2016; 214(6):716.e1-8.