Improving Access to Birth Control at the State Level
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has illuminated the critical need for state policymakers to urgently assess and implement policies to advance reproductive health care, including contraceptive care and services. This series examines four promising policy options that policymakers can pursue to improve and expand contraceptive access at the state level:
Implementing one-year and extended supply dispensing policies
Improving and expanding pharmacist prescribing authority and practices
Expanding family planning benefits through Medicaid 1115 waivers and state plan amendments
Establishing contraceptive quality measures
A woman reads a reminder and expiration card for a contraceptive implant she received from Boulder Valley Women's Health Center on December 19, 2007.
(Getty/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera/Josh Lawton)
Advancing Contraception Access in States Through Expanded Pharmacist Prescribing
This is the second installment in the Center for American Progress’ series highlighting best practices to improve and expand access to contraception at the state level.
Fact Sheet: Common Challenges and Recommended Solutions for Implementing Pharmacist Prescribing of Contraceptives
This fact sheet accompanies a new Center for American Progress report on best practices to expand and improve contraceptive access at the state level, covering common implementation challenges and offering recommendations for expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority.
Advancing Contraception Access in States Through One-Year Dispensing and Extended Supply Policies
This is the first installment in the Center for American Progress’ series highlighting best practices to improve and expand contraceptive access at the state level.
Fact Sheet: Common Challenges to Implementing One-Year Supply Policies and Recommended Solutions
This fact sheet accompanies the Center for American Progress’ report on best practices to expand and improve contraceptive access at the state level, covering common implementation challenges and offering recommendations for one-year contraceptive dispensing policies.
