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Women’s Health Policy

changes to title x

courts
Litigation Challenging Title X Regulations
This brief provides an overview of the legal challenges to the Trump Administration final Title X regulations and summarizes the key positions of the plaintiffs and HHS.
Data note
Is the Supplemental Title X Funding Awarded by HHS Filling in the Gaps in the Program?
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.
Interactive
The Status of Participation in the Title X Federal Family Planning Program
This interactive map and table show the status of Title X sites by state. This analysis is based the June 2019 listing of Title X sites available from the HHS Office of Population Affairs and public statements and news coverage regarding clinic and grantee participation in Title X.

polling on women’s health

Latest Polling

73%

of the public say the federal government should continue paying Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services provided to people on Medicaid.

57%

of the public say they oppose the Trump Administration allowing employers to be exempt from birth control coverage for religious or moral reasons.

54%

of the public say it is very important to maintain no cost sharing for birth control, even if the Affordable Care Act is overturned.

65%

of the public does not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

The essentials

abortion
Coverage for Abortion Services
Reviews federal & state policies on coverage for abortion and estimates the availability of abortion coverage for women enrolled in private plans, ACA Marketplace plans, and Medicaid.
medicaid
Medicaid’s Role for Women
A presentation of key data points describing the current state of the Medicaid program as it affects low-income women’s access to coverage and care.
State health facts
Women’s Health Indicators
Information on women’s health status, utilization of services, health insurance coverage, family planning and childbirth, and abortion statistics and policies.
interactive
State Profiles for Women’s Health
This interactive tool provides state profiles on women’s health and access to care. Browse the map and click on a state to view a women’s health data dashboard in each of four categories.
reproductive health
Oral Contraceptive Pills
This factsheet provides an overview of oral contraception, discusses private insurance and Medicaid coverage, and reviews emerging strategies to expand access to oral contraceptives.