Women Seek Out IUDs As Contraception Access Under Trump Remains Uncertain
Without the contraception mandate in the health law -- which has saved women $250 a year on average -- women would likely have to start paying a co-pay to get birth control.
Los Angeles Times:
Women Rush To The Doctor For Birth Control, Fearing Trump Will Limit Access To Contraception. But Will He?
Doctors and Planned Parenthood offices across the state report that in the last week an increased number of women have asked about IUDs... Experts and medical providers are quick to point out that access to health care hasn’t changed yet, and it might not do so after Trump takes office in January. Plus, any changes would take time to implement. (Karlamangla, 11/15)
In other news on women's health —
Los Angeles Times:
Statins' Expanding Reach Falls Short Among Women, Minorities
Use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications in the United States rocketed upward 80% in the decade between 2002 and 2013. But new research suggests that the drugs shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes remain underused, especially among women, ethnic minorities and the uninsured. (Healy, 11/14)