Challenges and Strategies in Expanding Non-Traditional Pregnancy-Related Services: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs May 3, 2024 Issue Brief A growing number of states have added Medicaid coverage of non-traditional pregnancy-related care and services in recent years, such as doula services, lactation services, and home visiting programs, to promote better maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic health disparities. This brief explores state strategies and challenges in promoting access to these services.
Dobbs-era Abortion Bans and Restrictions: Early Insights about Implications for Pregnancy Loss May 2, 2024 Issue Brief This brief examines pregnancy loss management in the Dobbs era and explores how limiting or banning abortion may have negative consequences on people experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth.
2022 Women’s Health Survey February 24, 2023 Dashboard CONTRACEPTION ACCESS & EXPERIENCES COST & COVERAGE WORKPLACE & FAMILY LGBT+ ACCESS AND EXPERIENCES https://youtu.be/yoNmv-5tTmA On December 13, 2022, KFF held a web event highlighting key findings from KFF’s 2022 Women’s Health Survey on women’s contraceptive access, experiences, and preferences. After the presentation of the survey findings, leaders in sexual…
Addressing Abortion Access through State Ballot Initiatives February 9, 2024 Issue Brief This issue brief explains why constitutional amendment ballot measures have become so popular with advocates on both sides of the abortion issue, reviews the current initiatives that are in progress and may appear in on state ballots the next general election, and outlines the processes states have available to them to use to place initiatives on the ballot.
A Review of Exceptions in State Abortion Bans: Implications for the Provision of Abortion Services June 6, 2024 Issue Brief This issue brief examines the varying exceptions (for life, health, rape/incest, and fatal fetal anomalies) in state abortion bans and restrictions and the complications that arise when pregnant people attempt to access abortion care under these exceptions.
Looking to the Future: Implications of the SCOTUS Ruling on Mifepristone June 13, 2024 Blog This issue brief details some of the implications of the Supreme Court’s June 13, 2024, ruling in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA.
10 Things to Know About Abortion Access Since the Dobbs Decision June 20, 2024 Blog This policy watch presents 10 key facts to know about abortion access two years after the Dobbs decision.
Democratic Women are More Motivated to Vote in States with Potential Abortion Ballot Initiatives than in Other States June 20, 2024 News Release A new KFF poll of women voters reveals that the issue of abortion is boosting Democratic women’s eagerness to vote most in states with potential abortion-related ballot initiatives. As of mid-June, there are 10 states where voters may be deciding on abortion access in November, including 4 states where abortion…
Q & A: Implications of Two Conflicting Federal Court Rulings on the Availability of Medication Abortion and the FDA’s Authority to Regulate Drugs April 8, 2023 Blog This policy watch explains the two conflicting rulings on the provision of mifepristone issued by two separate District Courts on April 7, 2023, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA and State of Washington v. United States Food and Drug Administration.
Update on the Status of Medication Abortion and the Courts April 21, 2023 Blog This policy watch explains the April 21, 2023 United States Supreme Court’s ruling on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case challening the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, the medication abortion pill.
