“The goal is for physicians to be able to provide the full range of methods to their patients without having to refer them to another provider,” Julia Strasser told Contraceptive Technology Update. Her team's study found fewer than half of primary care physicians who serve Medicaid beneficiaries prescribed hormonal contraceptive methods.
Medicaid Beneficiaries Often Lack Primary Care Access to Contraception, Especially LARC
July 1, 2023