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.
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Role of Insurance Coverage in Contraceptive Use After Abortion
Biggs MA Taylor D Upadhyay UD. Role of Insurance Coverage in Contraceptive Use After Abortion. November 2017. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 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. June 2016. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 214(6):716.e1-8.
March 1, 2016
Public funding for contraception, provider training, and use of highly effective contraceptives: A cluster randomized trial
Thompson KM Rocca CH Kohn JE Goodman S Stern L Blum M Speidel JJ Darney PD Harper CC. Public funding for contraception, provider training, and use of highly effective contraceptives: A cluster randomized trial. March 2016. American Journal of Public Health, 106(3):541-6.