News & Announcements

October 2010

Ibis submits comments to HHS on new rules under the ACA

October 1 2010 – The Department of Health and Human Services recently took public comments on two proposed rules on important facets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law passed in March 2010. Ibis submitted comments on both the rules for Group Health...

September 2010

Special contribution in the Austin American Statesmen on Border Contraception Access Project.

September 3, 2010 – Ibis Senior Associate Dr. Daniel Grossman and colleague Dr. Joseph Potter from the University of Texas lament the limits of the new health care reform law which does not extend coverage, including contraception, to unauthorized or recent immigrants in a special...

September 2010

Misoprostol use discussed in The Nation

September 13, 2010 – Laura Tillman describes the experience of a woman in Brownsville, Texas, who obtained misoprostol to induce a miscarriage after she discovered an unwanted pregnancy in The Nation . Misoprostol is one half of the two-drug regimen approved for medication abortion in the...

August 2010

OCs OTC in the NYT

June 22, 2010 – Ibis President Kelly Blanchard makes the case for moving oral contraceptives (OCs) over the counter (OTC) in the New York Times

May 2010

New research shows that insurance coverage of contraception is a significant factor in young women's decisions about contraceptive use and method selection in Massachusetts

May 5, 2010 – New research from Ibis Reproductive Health shows that insurance coverage of contraception is a significant factor in young women's decisions about contraceptive use and method selection in Massachusetts.

May 2010

Ibis Board member Carmen Barroso response to NYT editorial

May 21, 2010 – In a letter to the editor on May 21, 2010, Ibis Board member Carmen Barroso praised columnist Nicholas Kristof for his coverage of the global unmet need for contraception. Barroso, director of International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region, underscores...

April 2010

Study shows Medicaid system not meeting needs of women seeking abortion services

The Medicaid system is not meeting the needs of women seeking abortion services, even in cases that qualify for federal funding under the current Hyde Amendment restrictions.

April 2010

Study indicates possible demand in the United States for over-the-counter birth control pills

April 15, 2010 – American women who live along the US-Mexico border frequently buy over-the-counter oral contraceptives from Mexican pharmacies because they don't need a prescription and can send a friend to pick up the pills, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas...

April 2010

Ibis Senior Associate Dr. Daniel Grossman was awarded Social Science Scientific Paper Award at NAF Meeting

April 23, 2010 – At the 2010 National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting, Ibis Senior Associate Dr. Daniel Grossman was awarded the Social Science Scientific Paper Award for Ibis’s research evaluating the use of telemedicine to improve access to abortion in rural settings . In...

March 2010

Cochrane Review updates previous review of EC research

March 17, 2010 – The Cochrane Review published an updated review which concluded that providing emergency contraception (EC) to women in advance of intercourse does not affect the rate of pregnancy compared to women who do not have EC on hand. The review took into account evidence from three...

January 2010

New blog on Health Affairs examines abortion-related out-of-pocket expenses of uninsured

January 13, 2010 – In a recent post on the blog for Health Affair s, a health policy journal, Ibis Senior Associate Daniel Grossman and colleagues from UCSF and Princeton examine data about out-of-pocket health expenses by the uninsured to demonstrate the burden of cost that could result if...

December 2009

New blogs explore contraceptive access after Massachusetts health care reform

Ibis’s research on low-income women’s access to contraception after Massachusetts health care reform identified many positive outcomes, including substantial evidence that many more low-income women have access to preventive and reproductive health care services. However, challenges...

News & Announcements

Ibis submits comments to HHS on new rules under the ACA

Special contribution in the <em>Austin American Statesmen</em> on Border Contraception Access Project.

Misoprostol use discussed in <em>The Nation</em>

OCs OTC in the <em>NYT</em>

New research shows that insurance coverage of contraception is a significant factor in young women's decisions about contraceptive use and method selection in Massachusetts

Ibis Board member Carmen Barroso response to NYT editorial

Study shows Medicaid system not meeting needs of women seeking abortion services

Study indicates possible demand in the United States for over-the-counter birth control pills

Ibis Senior Associate Dr. Daniel Grossman was awarded Social Science Scientific Paper Award at NAF Meeting

Cochrane Review updates previous review of EC research

New blog on <em>Health Affairs</em> examines abortion-related out-of-pocket expenses of uninsured

New blogs explore contraceptive access after Massachusetts health care reform

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