Background: To address reimbursement challenges associated with long-acting reversible
contraception (LARC) in the postpartum period, state Medicaid programs have provided …

Objective To evaluate whether a Medicaid reimbursement program for immediate
postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is associated with an increased rate …

Importance Improving access to the choice of postpartum contraceptive methods is a
national public health priority, and the need is particularly acute within the Medicaid …

To increase access to highly effective contraception and improve reproductive autonomy, a
growing number of state Medicaid programs pay for the provision of immediate postpartum …

Methods| We used inpatient Medicaid claims data for all childbirth hospitalizations for
women and adolescent girls aged 12 to 50 years between January 2010 and December …

Context Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is the most effective reversible method
to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Variability in state-level policies and the high cost of …

Importance Facilitating access to the full range of contraceptive options is a health policy
goal; however, inpatient provision of postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive …

Background Previous assessment of statewide policies on long-acting reversible
contraception (LARC) indicate that an increasing number of states are implementing policies …

Rates of short-interval pregnancies that result in unintended pregnancies remain high in the
United States and contribute to adverse reproductive health outcomes. Long-acting …

Objectives The postpartum period is a time of high unmet contraception need. Providing
long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), particularly in the immediate postpartum …