Importance Approximately half of postpartum individuals in the US do not receive any
routine postpartum health care. Currently, federal Medicaid coverage for pregnant …

Background Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are highly effective contraception. IUDs inserted
directly following delivery provide immediate birth control and may decrease unintended …

Objectives Although multi-component policy interventions can be important tools to increase
access to contraception, we know little about how they may change contraceptive use …

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

We use changes to Medicaid immediate postpartum policy to test whether non‐monetary
costs are meaningful obstacles to health care. Medicaid in several states currently covers …

BACKGROUND Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of intrauterine device
placement at cesarean delivery as a contraceptive method. However, national-level use and …

Literature review findings on Medicaid coverage of prenatal and postpartum home visiting
and freestanding birth centers can be found here. Support for this work was provided by the …