Reports that uninsured women may be able to obtain contraceptive care or family planning services through the federal waivers implemented by twelve states in the United States for those who do not qualify for Medicaid. Findings of The Alan Guttmacher Institute on obtaining a waiver....
"This Issue Brief reviews the role of Medicaid in financing and promoting access to family planning services for low-income women. Specifically, it examines the extent to which women of reproductive age rely on Medicaid for their care; the special status and range of services covered under the ...
The article focuses on a new research from Guttmacher Institute which reveals that public funding for family planning services in the U.S. reached almost 2.4 billion dollars in fiscal year 2010. It notes that Medicaid accounts for 75% of total public funding for family planning and has been ...
(HealthDay)—One-third of women of reproductive age report better ability to access birth control and family planning services with Medicaid expansion coverage, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in JAMA Network Open.
In this article we examine the federal freedom-of-choice statute, which was enacted in the mid-1980s to protect Medicaid beneficiaries' access to timely and confidential family planning services. We also examine how these provisions have been implemented in 15 jurisdictions and provide a case stud...
DHH WILL IMPLEMENT A SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER TO PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ONLY FOR WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19-44 WHO DO NOT MEET MEDICAID CERTIFICATION CRITERIA BUT WHO HAVE INCOME UP TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THIS WAIVER PROGRAM, NAMED "TAKE CHARGE", HAS A SP...
1 Medicaid is also the primary source of family planning coverage, accounting for 75% of public expenditures for family planning services in the United States.2 State Medicaid programs have a long-standing requirement to provide family planning services in the benefits package that is provid...
Medicaid now generally provides between $1 and $3 of federal funds for every $1 that states spend on medical services for eligible low-income beneficiaries, offering them an extraordinarily high return on investment. …states have become adept at using Medicaid to harvest federal funds. All 50 ...
The fertility effects of Medicaid-funded family planning servicesMellor, Jennifer Marie
Family planning services Nurse Midwife services Certified Pediatric and Family Nurse Practitioner services Freestanding Birth Center services (when licensed or otherwise recognized by the state) Transportation to medical care Tobacco cessation counseling for pregnant women ...