Challenges to accessing healthcare are not new for women; however, in the past year, several new roadblocks have hindered women’s access. These roadblocks span the gamut from the COVID-19 pandemic to policy changes that have impacted the fabric of women’s healthcare access. Also looming are significant changes to federal and state policies that threaten to […]
“The program has absolutely made a difference for our clinic and patients. Patients wanted long-term contraception and were surprised that there was an option available to them free of charge.” – Michelle Hubbard, Dream Centers Women’s Clinic Without insurance coverage, the cost of birth control can be unaffordable. At Medicines360, our mission is to remove […]
Medicines360 recognizes the importance of reproductive justice. We are aligned with the framework defined by SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective as “the human right to maintainpersonal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” The National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) and SisterSong issued […]
On July 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to uphold the Trump Administration’s regulations allowing employers and insurers to decline providing contraception coverage because of religious or moral objections. Implementation of these rules will immediately and significantly decrease contraceptive access for 70,500 to 126,400 women. When the rules were implemented in […]
At the beginning of this year, an estimated 7.7 million women of reproductive age (15-44) in the United States were uninsured, with 2 million of these women living below the federal poverty level. As the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has led to historic numbers of unemployment claims, it is estimated that millions more have lost […]
Now more than ever, it is critical women have all the information and resources at their disposal to make informed decisions about their health. As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, women are facing more barriers than ever when it comes to accessing the birth control and reproductive health services they need. The healthcare […]
