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Recent articles from Contraceptive Technology Update

How can family planners maintain services during current economic downturn?(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... How can family planners maintain services during current economic downturn? How is your facility coping with the current economic downturn? Three articles in this issue of Contraceptive Technology Update provide insight on up-to-the-moment items: *While federal funds for Title X were...

Forecast: More women need publicly funded care, but will monies be there?
July 1, 2009... Forecast: More women need publicly funded care, but will monies be there? Economy to test safety net of family planning services Take a look out into the waiting room of your family planning clinic. If you see an influx of patients, know that you are not alone. Planned Parenthood...

Underinsurance impacts teens' access to care.(Report)
July 1, 2009... Underinsurance impacts teens' access to care Are adolescents getting the care they need when it comes to reproductive health? According to a new policy statement issued by two committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), underinsurance is an added barrier to teens' access to...

Nominal price exemption reinstated - any changes?(Report)
July 1, 2009... Nominal price exemption reinstated -- Any changes? College health centers and certain family planning clinics who looked to reduced pricing on contraceptives from manufacturers had to regroup when the 2005 federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) tightened eligibility for nominally priced...

Intervention can aid in breast self-exams.(Report)
July 1, 2009... Intervention can aid in breast self-exams Is information on breast self-exams (BSEs) included in your care of women? Findings from a 2009 study indicate that a brief intervention program based on a single counseling session and two follow-up phone calls significantly increased the number...