Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access Published on 10/22/2024 by Elizabeth Weise in USA Today Birth control remains legal in all 50 states and can be purchased over the counter with no age limit. But lawmakers in at least seven states have attempted to cut off funding or scuttle…Continue Reading Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access
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Post-Roe, States With Abortion Bans Saw Steep Declines in Birth Control Prescriptions
Post-Roe, States With Abortion Bans Saw Steep Declines in Birth Control Prescriptions Published on 9/26/2024 by Carrie N. Baker in Ms. The June 2022 Supreme Court decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion was followed by steep declines in prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraception in states where abortion is banned. This finding…Continue Reading Post-Roe, States With Abortion Bans Saw Steep Declines in Birth Control Prescriptions
Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change
Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change Published on 8.14.2024 by Elizabeth Nolan Brown on Reason Between August 2022 and October 2023, the number of people filling emergency contraception prescriptions in Massachusetts spiked. Was the state experiencing an epidemic of unprotected sex? Probably not. Researchers attribute the increase to the state making it…Continue Reading Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change
Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health
Story by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News, Aug 12, 2024 Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health About 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will have shingles in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shingles affects only people who have been previously exposed to…Continue Reading Protecting yourself from the painful shingles virus may also protect cardiovascular health
Access is unequal to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy: study
Tina Reed on Axios Access is unequal to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy: study Prescriptions for blockbuster drugs that treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease are soaring, but the mix of payers shows access to the drugs is far from equitable, per a study published in JAMA Health Forum. The USC-led study found a 442%…Continue Reading Access is unequal to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy: study
Who gets Ozempic? People with private insurance and generous health plans, study shows
Published on Aug 7, 2024 by Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY The demand for popular prescription drugs that treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease has skyrocketed over the past few years. New research from the University of Southern California showed a 442% increase in prescriptions for semaglutide between January 2021 and December 2023. Semaglutide is the…Continue Reading Who gets Ozempic? People with private insurance and generous health plans, study shows
Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications cited in FTC PBM report
The paper on Association Between Pharmacy Closures and Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications Among Older US Adults was cited on FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION report Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies (Interim Staff Report, July 2024)…Continue Reading Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications cited in FTC PBM report
Changes in emergency contraceptive fills after Massachusetts’ statewide standing order
Released on 2-JUL-2024 by EurekAlert The Massachusetts statewide standing order policy was associated with a 32% increase in emergency contraceptive fills at pharmacies versus comparison states. After the policy, fills for prescription-only ulipristal more than doubled and accounted for the observed increases in fills for emergency contraceptives. Read more here…Continue Reading Changes in emergency contraceptive fills after Massachusetts’ statewide standing order
Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans
Published on JUNE 26, 2024 By Elissa Nadworny, NPR Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans A study finds sharp drops in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states like Texas that implemented highly restrictive bans after the Supreme Court upended abortion rights. Read more here…Continue Reading Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans
Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds
Published Wed June 26, 2024 – By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds Women in states with the most restrictive abortion laws have also become less likely to access prescription birth control, a new study suggests. In a dozen states that have enacted…Continue Reading Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds