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State Medicaid Payment Approaches to Improve Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
In July 2014, the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) launched the Maternal and Infant Health Initiative to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The initiative has two primary goals: 1) increasing the rate and improving the content of postpartum visits; and 2) increasing access and use of effective methods of contraception. Medicaid provides coverage for more than 70 percent of family planning services for low-income Americans. Given this important role, CMCS sought to identify approaches to Medicaid reimbursement that promote the availability of effective contraception.1 This Informational Bulletin describes emerging payment approaches several state Medicaid agencies have used to optimize access and use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).
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- Family Planning
- Financing
- Policy