Potential Impacts of Delaying “Non-Essential” Reproductive Health Care June 24, 2020 Issue Brief This brief analyzes how states, health systems and providers have been faced with deciding what health care is “essential” verses “elective” during the COVID-19 crisis, and what the possible consequences are to delays in “non-essential” reproductive health care.
New Analysis Reveals Gaps in Abortion Coverage for Employees with Employer-Sponsored Plans May 12, 2020 News Release New analysis of KFF’s 2019 Employer Benefits Survey finds that 10% of workers covered by employer-sponsored health insurance are employed at a firm that has asked their insurer or third party administrator to exclude abortion coverage from their health plan. Employer-sponsored coverage is the primary source of health benefits in…
Exclusion of Abortion Coverage from Employer-Sponsored Health Plans May 12, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief presents data from the 2019 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey on the share of covered workers who are employed by firms that have asked their insurer or third party administrator to exclude coverage for abortion from their health plan.
How Publicly-Funded Family Planning Providers are Adapting in the COVID-19 Pandemic May 5, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief describes how publicly-funded family planning providers are adapting in the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies they have implemented to continue providing quality family planning services while in-person visits are limited.
Round 3: Legal Challenges to Contraceptive Coverage at SCOTUS May 4, 2020 Issue Brief This brief explains how the new regulations issued by the Trump Administration would change the contraceptive coverage requirement for employers and affect women’s coverage, the legal positions for challenging and defending these regulations, the potential rulings, and the broader ramifications.
A Look at Online Platforms for Contraceptive and STI Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic April 23, 2020 Issue Brief There has been a proliferation of online services in recent years that seek to offer individuals that cannot make it to a clinic or do not have an established source of care access to some contraceptive methods and STI testing through a telemedicine platform, usually a website or a smartphone application. This data note provides an overview of options available for the online management of sexual and reproductive health services during the coronavirus pandemic and discusses the opportunities and limitations of these platforms in terms of availability and cost.
Online Contraceptive and STI Services During COVID-19: What are the options? April 23, 2020 News Release A new KFF issue brief provides an overview of online options for contraceptive and STI services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource also includes an interactive table that shows which platforms are available in each state and which accept private insurance or Medicaid.
U.S. Global Health Funding: Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH), FY 2006-FY 2021 Request March 27, 2020 Slide
Abortion is Back at the Supreme Court: New Analysis of June Medical Services LLC v. Russo March 2, 2020 News Release A KFF brief explains June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana abortion regulation that will be heard at the Supreme Court on March 4, 2020.
Telemedicine and Pregnancy Care February 26, 2020 Issue Brief This brief outlines how telemedicine is currently used in obstetrical care, how these services are financed and regulated, and reviews federal efforts to expand the use of telemedicine, particularly to address maternal health disparities.