11/13/2025
Loss of Medicaid coverage has potentially severe consequences for the s*xual and reproductive health, rights and autonomy of individuals. Cost is a known barrier to care for people without insurance. For example, 20% of uninsured women reported having to stop using contraception in the previous year because they couldn’t afford it, a far higher rate than that reported by women with Medicaid or private insurance. Similarly, out-of-pocket costs can also lead to discontinuation or gaps in use and can restrict individuals’ choice of contraceptive methods. These infringements on method choice and use are violations of reproductive autonomy and may also lead to incorrect and ineffective contraceptive use, which in turn can lead to unwanted pregnancy. Loss of coverage can also result in a range of health, social, economic and logistical problems, including pregnancy-related health risks, aggravation of underlying health conditions, difficulties finding accessible and affordable health care providers, and additional strains on patients’ time, budget and relationships.
Insurance, or no insurance, you can get reproductive and s*xual health care low cost-no cost at your local Title X Family Planning Clinic! We are here for you! WYHC.ORG
Policy Analysis November 2025 New Federal Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Coverage for Reproductive Health Care Authors Adam Sonfield, Sonfield Policy Solutions LLC Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Guttmacher Institute Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts? Donate For decade...
