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State Policy

Are you a state-level policymaker, public health official, or advocate? Are you interested in learning how to help advance contraceptive access where you live? Our toolkit has fact sheets, maps, research articles, videos, and other resources to help you better the reproductive well-being of those who live in your state. 

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How does Medicaid increase access to contraceptive care?
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Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year is an important step in improving maternal health outcomes—a core component of reproductive well-being.
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Currently, 36 states (including DC) have enacted policies to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal methods.
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This fact sheet offers details on the laws in 28 states that require insurers to increase the number of months for which they cover prescription contraceptives.
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Since 2014, nearly a third of states have undertaken efforts to expand contraceptive access by…
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Check out this infographic on the importance of having access to the full range of contraceptive methods.
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We work to identify and promote state policy options that will increase information about and access to contraception so that more young people have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. This section contains background information on emerging state policy trends aimed at reducing unplanned pregnancy.

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