Factors Associated with New Uptake of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives since the Affordable Care Act Among Privately Insured Women in Pennsylvania

The Affordable Care Act eliminated out-of-pocket costs for contraceptives, including highly effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), for most insured women. Patient characteristics associated with new LARC uptake after the Affordable Care Act have not been well-studied. We hypothesized that awareness of no-cost intrauterine device (IUD) coverage would be associated with new LARC use.

Source: Womens Health Issues - July 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Hallie N. Nelson, Elizabeth Thayer, Celeste Bailey, Laura Leuenberger, Erik Lehman, Cynthia H. Chuang Tags: Original article Source Type: research