Guttmacher Institute, Kaiser Family Foundation Release Report On Medicaid Coverage For Family Planning Services

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs;  Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 01 Nov 2007 - 9:00 PDT

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"Medicaid's Role in Family Planning," Guttmacher Institute, Kaiser Family Foundation: The issue brief examines coverage provided by Medicaid for women of reproductive age at the national and state levels; the range of services covered as part of family planning; state-initiated family planning expansions and their impact in reducing abortions, and unintended pregnancies and births; and recent changes in Medicaid policy, including the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. According to the brief, Medicaid is the largest source of public funding for family planning services in the U.S., providing coverage of contraceptive services for millions of low-income women (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 10/30).

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