Open AccessImmediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Programs in Texas Hospitals Following Changes to Medicaid Reimbursement Policy
Author(s) -
Ashley V. Hill,
Eileen K. Nehme,
Nagla Elerian,
Ella D. Puga,
Brandie D. Taylor,
David Lakey,
Divya Patel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-019-02763-y
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , reimbursement , nursing , pharmacy , family medicine , service delivery framework , safety net , medical emergency , service (business) , health care , business , environmental health , marketing , economics , economic growth
Provision of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after delivery and prior to discharge is safe and advantageous, yet few Texas hospitals offer this service. Our study describes experiences of Texas hospitals that implemented immediate postpartum LARC (IPLARC) programs, in order to inform the development of other IPLARC programs and guide future research on system-level barriers to broader adoption.