State Actions to Protect and Expand Access to Abortion Services May 16, 2022 Issue Brief This brief reviews the status of state actions to strengthen and guarantee abortion access to their residents, as well as to prepare for the likely increase in demand for abortion services in those states should the high court overturn the constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade.
Medicaid Reimbursement Policies for Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) May 13, 2022 State Indicator
Family Planning and Contraceptive Provision Among Females Enrolled in Medicaid February 17, 2022 Issue Brief This analysis uses claims data from the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) to examine family planning and contraceptive service provision among women ages 15-49 continuously enrolled in Medicaid for calendar year 2018.
The Helms Amendment and Abortion Laws in Countries Receiving U.S. Global Health Assistance January 18, 2022 Issue Brief This brief examines abortion laws in countries that received certain U.S. foreign assistance to better understand the implications of the Helms Amendment (which prohibits the use of foreign assistance to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortion) for abortion access globally.
Donor Government Funding for International Family Planning Declines After Increasing the Previous Three Years December 10, 2021 News Release A new KFF analysis finds donor government support for global family planning efforts totaled US$1.40 billion in 2020, a decline of US$114 million compared to last year’s level of US$1.52 billion. This decline in donor funding was largely due to the decreased funding from the UK, family planning’s second largest…
Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2020 December 10, 2021 Report In 2020, donor government funding for family planning activities totaled US$1.40 billion, a decline of more than US$100 million compared to the 2019 amount (US$1.52 billion).
The U.S. Government and International Family Planning & Reproductive Health Efforts November 11, 2021 Fact Sheet This fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) worldwide.
A New Analysis Takes a Closer Look at Online Contraception Platforms Amid the Pandemic May 18, 2021 News Release Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, hormonal contraception became more accessible to many outside of traditional clinical settings through websites or apps that offer contraception via telehealth. To better understand this emerging method of contraceptive access, a new KFF analysis provides a deeper look at telecontraception platforms, offering insights into…
New Brief Explains Key Elements of the Biden Administration’s Proposed Title X Regulations May 5, 2021 News Release On April 15th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed regulations for the Title X federal family planning program to replace the Trump Administration’s rules, which prohibited abortion referrals and co-located abortion services. The Biden Administration proposes to largely re-instate the Title X regulations that were in…
