Wednesday, December 7, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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The CFPI expanded access to contraceptives in 2009 by
allowing all clients of Title X clinics to choose any FDA-approved method at low or no cost.
Yeatman and coauthors find that the initiative led to a 6 to 12 percent increase in on-time college completion among women.
"As opposed to earlier contraceptive expansions, such as the introduction of the oral contraceptive pill, the CFPI expanded contraceptive access by making it easier for women to get any FDA-approved method of contraception, including [Long-Acting Reversible Contraception], at low or no cost through a Title X clinic," explains Yeatman and coauthors.
Given education is a social driver of health and a determinant of later socioeconomic outcomes, "this study provides critical evidence that access to contraception not only gives women control over their fertility but also improves their lives in
additional important ways," the authors conclude.
Today on Forefront, former CDC director Tom Frieden calls for the creation of National Public Health Institutes globally and describes five essential issues to be addressed in their development.
Rep. Henry Waxman reflects on changes to the 340B drug pricing program over the thirty years since its passage. He writes that 340B continues to ensure that safety-net health care providers have the resources they need, and it is
a successful model that should continue for decades to come.
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