Next Steps for America's Family Planning Program: Leveraging the Potential of Medicaid and Title X in an Evolving Health Care System

Author(s)

Rachel Benson Gold
,
Adam Sonfield
, and
Cory L. Richards
Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts?

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CHAPTER 1 Box: Terms Used in this Report
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CHAPTER 4 Box: Models for Expediting Clients’
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