Key strategies

• Providing women with free, same-day access to all methods of birth control, including the most effective methods, at low or no cost.

  • Ensuring that if a woman requests an IUD while in her doctor’s office, or in the hospital after childbirth, it can be provided that same day, without requiring another visit.

  • As demonstrated by a public-private partnership in Delaware, when women are provided with same-day access to contraceptives, including IUDs and implants, their uptake of contraceptives increases and, consequently, rates of unintended pregnancies can fall dramatically.

• Filing Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers and ensuring Medicaid covers the cost of same- day access to LARCs

• Exploring tele-health counseling options, providing reimbursement for LARCs , and employing new device stocking strategies.

• Launching an awareness campaign so women know where to access family planning services and what low or no cost birth control options are available to them for free or low cost.