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United States Contraception

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Changes to the health care system under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are having wide-ranging impacts on health coverage and provision of care to men and women across the United States. Guttmacher studies the ACA’s impact on reproductive health coverage and access, with a particular focus on the federal contraceptive coverage guarantee, which has eliminated cost barriers that could impede women’s ability to obtain the method that is best for them. The Institute also focuses on identifying vulnerable populations, such as many immigrants, who are not fully benefiting from the ACA.

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • Publicly Funded Family Planning
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    The First 10 Years of the ACA: We Must Protect and Build on Major Gains in Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    U.S. Insurance Coverage, 2018: The Affordable Care Act Is Still Under Threat and Still Vital for Reproductive-Age Women

  • Policy Analysis

    The ACA’s Birth Control Benefit Is Back Before the Supreme Court

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 20%

    decrease in women living below the poverty line who were uninsured between 2013 and 2014
  • 87%

    of insured women did not have to pay out of pocket for a hormonal IUD by spring 2014
  • 15-67%

    increase in women paying zero dollars out of pocket for oral contraceptive pills between fall 2012 and spring 2014.

Resources

  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    Just the Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Must Build on Its Early Actions for Lasting Change

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    A Fragmented System: Ensuring Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage in All U.S. Health Insurance Plans

    Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
  • January 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • November 2020 Policy Analysis

    Not Up for Debate: LGBTQ People Need and Deserve Tailored Sexual and Reproductive Health Care

    Ruth Dawson and Tracy Leong

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Policy Analysis

    President-Elect Biden’s Health Insurance Plan and Its Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
  • September 2020 Policy Analysis

    An Even-More-Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Could Be Devastating for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Adam Sonfield and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • August 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    COVID-19 Job Losses Threaten Insurance Coverage and Access to Reproductive Health Care for Millions

    Adam Sonfield, Jennifer J. Frost, Ruth Dawson and Laura D. Lindberg,Health Affairs Blog

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • June 2020 Policy Analysis

    Seeing the Whole Pattern: Coordinated Federal Attacks on Birth Control Coverage and Access

    Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Legal Filings in Support of the Federal Birth Control Benefit

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Nine Things Congress Must Do to Safeguard Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Age of COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception

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