Medicaid Policy Change and Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Maria I. Rodriguez,
Thomas H. A. Meath,
Kelsey Watson
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceImproving access to the choice of postpartum contraceptive methods is a national public health priority, and the need is particularly acute within the Medicaid population. One strategy to ensure individuals have access to the full range of contraceptive methods is the provision of a method prior to hospital discharge following a birth episode. Beginning in 2016, some states changed their Medicaid billing policy, allowing separate reimbursement for intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants to in… Show more
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