Women of working age (ages 19–64) faced specific challenges in obtaining health
insurance coverage and health care before the Affordable Care Act. Multiple factors …

Consumer cost-sharing has been shown to diminish utilization of preventive services.
Recent efforts, including provisions within the Affordable Care Act, have sought to increase …

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

People's ability to use their desired contraception is necessary for reproductive autonomy.
We conducted longitudinal in-depth interviews over two years with 34 women in Iowa who …

Consumer cost sharing is widely employed by payers in the United States in an effort to
control spending. Most cost-sharing strategies set patient contributions on the basis of costs …

Financial barriers can inhibit reproductive autonomy. This study examines the role of
financial barriers on Arizona individuals' experiences accessing sexual and reproductive …

Abstract Objective (s) The Affordable Care Act contraception mandate could reduce
unintended pregnancies by increasing access and affordability of contraceptive resources …

Importance Evaluating the impact of statewide contraceptive access initiatives is necessary
for informing health policy and practice. Objective To examine changes in contraceptive …

Importance Reducing out-of-pocket costs is associated with improved patterns of
contraception use. It is unknown whether reducing out-of-pocket costs is associated with …

Background Cost sharing may impede postpartum contraceptive use. We evaluated the
association between out-of-pocket costs and long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) …