Medicaid savings from the Contraceptive CHOICE Project: a cost-savings analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Forty-five percent of births in the United States are unintended, and the costs of unintended pregnancy and birth are substantial. Clinical and policy interventions that increase access to the most effective reversible contraceptive methods (intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants) have potential to generate significant cost savings. Evidence of cost savings for these interventions is needed.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to conduct a cost-savings analysis of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project, which provided counseling and no-cost contraception, to demonstrate the value of investment in enhanced contraceptive care to the Missouri Medicaid program.

Study design

The Contraceptive CHOICE Project was a prospective cohort study of 9256 reproduct

SUBMITTER: Madden T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6741429 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature