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As policy debates over the future of access to reproductive and sexual health services heat up at the national and state levels, understanding how these policies are playing out on the ground requires getting beyond the statistics.
This report summarizes the major findings from KFF and HMA case studies in five U.S. communities, highlighting cross-cutting themes and the degree to which low-income women in diverse communities face challenges in accessing reproductive and sexual health care, as well as promising initiatives established by community providers to address barriers and improve access to these basic services.
Donor government support for global family planning efforts totaled US$1.50 billion in 2018, up 19% from 2017 (US$1.26 billion) – and the highest level since tracking efforts began following the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012.
This KFF analysis finds that the supplemental Title X funding that HHS awarded to grantees to “prioritize filling service gaps” in the federal family planning program still leaves significant gaps in many parts of the country.
The contraceptive implant is the most effective method of birth control available, and while it’s use is still low compared to other methods, its provision and use are increasing.
This data note provides estimates of the status of the Title X network following the implementation of the new regulations.
KFF's Usha Ranji's testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health on September 10, 2019 describes describes the role of Medicaid coverage for pregnant and postpartum women, including differences in eligibility between states and efforts to strengthen postpartum care and coverage for women enrolled in Medicaid.
In this report, we summarize findings and highlight selected quotes from focus groups of low-income women and their health care providers on contraception, costs and coverage, abortion care, mental health and intimate partner violence, social determinants of health, and immigration issues.
Source Planned Parenthood Sites and Grantees Withdrawing from Title X Program If Court Does Not Block New Regulations…
This map details the Planned Parenthood sites and grantees that will withdraw from the Title X family planning program if the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals does not block the Trump Administration’s new Title X regulations by August 19, 2019.
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