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Family Planning/ Contraception |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Contraceptive Equity (2009)
Access to affordable and effective contraception is integral to preventing unplanned pregnancy. Half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, and more than one-third (1.1 million) are to unmarried women in their twenties. Helping young women and men improve pregnancy planning and prevention requires responsible behavior coupled with responsible policies that ensure access not only to affordable family planning services but also to effective prescription drugs and devices.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Restoring Affordable Birth Control (2008)
Promoting both personal responsibility and responsible policies in the public and private sector that make contraception aff ordable and easily accessible for those who are not planning a pregnancy is essential to reducing the high levels of teen and unplanned pregnancy in the United States. Unfortunately, an unintended consequence of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) has been the dramatic increase in the price of contraceptives for non-Title X clinics, which has left many college students and low-income women unable to access low-cost, effective methods of contraception. Left uncorrected, more young adults will be unable to get the services that help them avoid unplanned pregnancy.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Title X (2009)
Over the past 38 years, Title X, the nation’s federally-funded family planning program, has played a critical role in preventing unplanned pregnancy by offering low-income and uninsured individuals access to high-quality contraceptive services, preventive screenings, and health education. Unfortunately, demand for these services far exceeds the supply and years of inadequate funding increases that have failed to keep pace with inflation have forced program providers to offer fewer contraceptive choices and limit services.
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Briefly: Strengthening America’s Family Planning Safety Net in the Context of Health Reform (2009)
Reducing the stubbornly high levels of unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. will require both personal responsibility on the part of individuals as well as responsible policies that give women and men the information and services they need to plan pregnancy. This brief explores such ideas in greater detail.
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Contraception 101: A Capitol Hill Brieifing
December 10, 2008
This briefing brought together a panel of experts to discuss the latest information about an array of contraceptive options, including newer methods such as “the patch” and “the ring” and other long-acting reversible contraceptives.
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Fast Facts: Existing Family Planning Coverage in Public and Private Insurance Systems (2009)
As lawmakers advance health reform, it is necessary to ensure that affordability is not achieved at the expense of quality. One key marker of achieving this balance will be providing coverage for at least the benefits already in most typical health insurance plans. Family planning services are widely used and widely supported and are also covered by most public and private insurance plans or systems. In fact, family planning services are a core element of several public programs. The following fact sheet highlights existing coverage of family planning services and supplies in the public and private insurance plans.
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Fast Facts: Making the Case for Family Planning Coverage in Health Reform (2009)
Congress has a long history of recognizing the value of family planning services by including it as a core part of its public programs. In addition to improving health outcomes, this preventive benefit is both affordable and cost-effective for consumers, employers, and the government alike. This fact sheet summarizes the government’s long-standing commitment to this set of services and the cost-benefit of family planning coverage.
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National Campaign Letter of Support: Nominal Drug Pricing (2008)
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National Campaign Statement in Support of the Ryan DeLauro Bill (2009)
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act, authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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Rescission Proposal Comments (2009)
The National Campaign submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services in support of the Obama Administration’s proposal to rescind the rule enacted by the Bush Administration entitled, ““Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law,” which could adversely affect access to contraception in the U.S. and exacerbate the nation’s already high rates of teen and unplanned pregnancy.
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Foster Care |
Briefly - Opportunities to Help Youth in Foster Care: Addressing Pregnancy Prevention in the
Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (2009)
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 was the most comprehensive child welfare reform law in more than a decade. This brief makes recommendations for how federal, state, and local governments can use provisions in this Act to help young people in and transitioning out of foster care to get the education and health services they need to avoid teen pregnancy.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care (2008)
Early pregnancy and parenthood is closely linked to a host of other critical issues, including poverty and income disparity, educational attainment, and overall child well-being. Teen pregnancy is also directly related to entry into foster care; which has serious consequences for the child welfare system. Teens in foster care— many of whom suff ered abuse and neglect before leaving their homes—are at increased risk for getting pregnant and becoming parents than other teens.
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Foster Care Webpage
With more than a half million children in foster care, these youth are a group at significant risk for pregnancy. This has serious human and financial consequences for teens, their families, and the child welfare system. However, teens in foster care have been largely overlooked in terms of teen pregnancy prevention and little is known about their needs.
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Preventing Teen Pregnancy and Promoting Healthy Relationships Among Youth in Foster Care - A Capitol Hill Briefing
July 16, 2009
The National Campaign, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), and the National Foster Care Coalition (NFCC) announced the formation of a new working group on teen pregnancy and foster care. The group will provide recommendations to the Obama Administration and Congress on common sense solutions to help reduce the disproportionately high teen pregnancy rate among youth in and aging out of foster care. The announcement was made at an event on Capitol Hill moderated by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA). She was joined by Congressmen Michael Castle (R-DE), Jim Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), and Danny Davis (D-IL).
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Funding for Teen/ Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention Programs |
2009-2010 Budget Webpage
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Briefly: Funding Sources for State and Local Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (2008)
This fact sheet highlights the resourceful and sometimes unique ways in which some organizations and communities are funding teen pregnancy prevention efforts. From utilizing Medicaid and TANF dollars to engaging private donors and foundations, states and communities are finding a number of ways to secure support for these critical programs and services.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Funding to States and Communities for Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions (2008)
There is persuasive and growing evidence that a number of programs can delay sexual activity, improve contraceptive use among sexually active teens, and/or prevent teen pregnancy. At present, the federal government’s primary investment has been in abstinence education rather than programs with strong evidence of success, which focus both on encouraging young people to postpone sex and to use contraception carefully and consistently if they are sexually active. Investment in programs that have been proven effective in changing teen sexual behavior should be increased in order to sustain our nation’s progress in reducing teen pregnancy.
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Briefly: President Obama’s Budget Proposal for Preventing Teen Pregnancy: Thoughts from The National Campaign (2009)
As an organization dedicated to preventing teen and unplanned pregnancy and deeply committed to research and evidence, The National Campaign strongly supports President Obama’s budget proposal for funding evidence-based programs to prevent teen pregnancy. This proposal emphasizes good science, encourages research and innovation, and increases the overall investment in preventing too-early pregnancy and parenthood at a time when the teen birth rate is on the rise.
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Briefly: Teen Pregnancy Prevention in the President’s FY 2010 Budget (2009)
On May 7, 2009, the Obama-Biden Administration released its FY2010 budget. The budget proposes a new initiative to prevent teen pregnancy using evidence-based and promising models. This summary is our effort to synthesize key points from several different budget documents to provide the fullest possible picture of the Administration’s proposal. It is important to keep in mind that Congress still needs to act on the President’s request. In addition, once Congress appropriates funds for competitive grants, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will develop application guidelines that will likely provide further specificity.
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Briefly: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Budgets (2009)
In an ongoing struggle to balance state budgets, governors and legislators are making difficult decisions about reducing— and in some cases completely eliminating—funding for a variety of programs. In some cases, local governments and private funders are also reducing support for these efforts. This is especially troubling for teen pregnancy prevention programs.
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Federal Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
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National Campaign Statement in Support of the Ryan DeLauro Bill (2009)
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act, authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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National Campaign Summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Potential Opportunities for Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention (2009)
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Ready Resources I: Investing Welfare Funds in Teen Pregnancy Prevention (2000)
This report makes the argument for teen pregnancy prevention as a critical strategy for reducing child poverty and further reducing the welfare rolls. It offers practical guidance on how states and communities can use available Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money to fund traditionally cash-strapped initiatives to prevent teen pregnancy - illustrated by compelling and concrete examples from a few states. Based in part on a meeting cosponsored by The National Campaign, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the American Public Human Services Association, and the Welfare Information Network, this report includes a chapter by National Campaign President Isabel V. Sawhill.
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Ready Resources II: Promising Partnerships Between Teen Pregnancy Prevention and the Workforce Investment Act (2002)
This report is the second in a series of publications the Campaign has developed on programs and funding sources outside the traditional realm of teen pregnancy prevention. This report provides an overview of why WIA is an important potential partner in teen pregnancy prevention, spotlights examples of collaborative efforts, and offers tips for those interested in undertaking similar initiatives.
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Summary of Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention-Related Funding (FY07-FY10 Proposed)
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Health Reform |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Health Care Reform (2009)
Given the health, economic, and social consequences of unplanned pregnancy for taxpayers and families, policymakers should consider a number of specific policy areas where there are opportunities to improve pregnancy planning and prevention within the context of health
care reform efforts. This brief discusses a few of those opportunities.
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Briefly: Strengthening America’s Family Planning Safety Net in the Context of Health Reform (2009)
Reducing the stubbornly high levels of unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. will require both personal responsibility on the part of individuals as well as responsible policies that give women and men the information and services they need to plan pregnancy. This brief explores such ideas in greater detail.
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Fast Facts: The Direct Medical Costs of Unplanned Pregnancy and Cost Effectiveness of Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy (2009)
In addition to being associated with serious consequences for parents and their children, unplanned pregnancies also lead to substantial direct medical costs due to the births, abortions, and miscarriages that result from these pregnancies. This fact sheet summarizes available information about these direct
medical costs.
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Fast Facts: Existing Family Planning Coverage in Public and Private Insurance Systems (2009)
As lawmakers advance health reform, it is necessary to ensure that affordability is not achieved at the expense of quality. One key marker of achieving this balance will be providing coverage for at least the benefits already in most typical health insurance plans. Family planning services are widely used and widely supported and are also covered by most public and private insurance plans or systems. In fact, family planning services are a core element of several public programs. The following fact sheet highlights existing coverage of family planning services and supplies in the public and private insurance plans.
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Fast Facts: Making the Case for Family Planning Coverage in Health Reform (2009)
Congress has a long history of recognizing the value of family planning services by including it as a core part of its public programs. In addition to improving health outcomes, this preventive benefit is both affordable and cost-effective for consumers, employers, and the government alike. This fact sheet summarizes the government’s long-standing commitment to this set of services and the cost-benefit of family planning coverage.
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Health Reform Recommendations (2008)
Recognizing that health reform will be a top priority for the new Administration and given the health and economic benefits of pregnancy planning and prevention, The National Campaign offers a number of recommendations for improving pregnancy prevention and planning within the context of health reform efforts.
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National Campaign Comments on Finance Coverage Options (2009)
In response to the Senate Finance Committee’s request for comment on its proposal, Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans, The National Campaign submitted the following to ensure that opportunities for promoting pregnancy planning and prevention are fully integrated into the Committee’s health reform efforts.
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Medicaid Family Planning |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Strengthening Medicaid Family Planning (2009)
Given the important role that Medicaid plays in providing access to family planning services, especially for low-income individuals, several steps should be taken to ensure that these services are widely available to the women, men, and teens who need them by reducing barriers to states who are trying to expand access and reducing barriers to individuals seeking to apply for these critical services.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Strengthening America’s Family Planning Safety Net in the Context of Health Reform (2009)
Reducing the stubbornly high levels of unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. will require both personal responsibility on the part of individuals as well as responsible policies that give women and men the information and services they need to plan pregnancy. This brief explores such ideas in greater detail.
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Fast Facts: The Direct Medical Costs of Unplanned Pregnancy and Cost Effectiveness of Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy (2009)
In addition to being associated with serious consequences for parents and their children, unplanned pregnancies also lead to substantial direct medical costs due to the births, abortions, and miscarriages that result from these pregnancies. This fact sheet summarizes available information about these direct
medical costs.
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Medicaid's Important Role in Pregnancy Prevention and Planning from APHSA Policy & Practice
October 2008
This journal article, written by National Campaign staffer Jennifer Drake, discusses Medicaid's important role in pregnancy prevention and planning.
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National Campaign Statement in Support of the Ryan DeLauro Bill (2009)
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act, authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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Politics and the Promise of Family Planning, an op-ed
A provision that would have given states the option to expand a Medicaid-funded program subsidizing family planning services for low-income women was recently removed from the economic stimulus plan. National Campaign Board President Isabel Sawhill and Adam Thomas, Research Director for the Center for Children and Families at the Brookings Institution, argue in a new op-ed that President Obama and Congress should return to the issue of the Medicaid family planning waiver as soon as possible.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy (2008)
Recent data suggest that the significant progress the nation has made in reducing teen sexual activity, improving contraceptive use among sexually active teens, and reducing the teen birth rate has stagnated and/or reversed—for minorities in particular. This brief discusses in detail those racial and ethnic disparities in teen pregnancy.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy: A Capitol Hill Briefing
July 10, 2008
On Thursday, July 10th, The National Campaign hosted a briefing on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Teen Pregnancy in conjunction with the CBC Health Braintrust, the CAPAC Health Task Force, the CHC Task Force on Health and Environment, the Congressional Hispanic Conference, and the Native American Caucus.
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Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community: A Capitol Hill Briefing
May 19, 2009
On May 19th, the Latino Leaders Network Issue Hour held a panel discussion with issue experts on “Teen Pregnancy in the Latino Community.” The Issue Hour highlighted a new poll commissioned by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) that examines differences and similarities among key subgroups within the Latino community about teen pregnancy.
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Funding to States and Communities for Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions (2008)
There is persuasive and growing evidence that a number of programs can delay sexual activity, improve contraceptive use among sexually active teens, and/or prevent teen pregnancy. At present, the federal government’s primary investment has been in abstinence education rather than programs with strong evidence of success, which focus both on encouraging young people to postpone sex and to use contraception carefully and consistently if they are sexually active. Investment in programs that have been proven effective in changing teen sexual behavior should be increased in order to sustain our nation’s progress in reducing teen pregnancy.
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Briefly - Policy Brief: Preventing Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care (2008)
Teens in foster care—many of whom suffered abuse and neglect before leaving their homes—are at increased risk for getting pregnant and becoming parents than other teens. This suggests a more intensive and coordinated effort is needed by those concerned with child welfare and teen pregnancy. One important place to start is to help prevent early pregnancy among youth in foster care and those transitioning out of foster care, and to help those who have already gotten pregnant to avoid subsequent pregnancies.
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Briefly - President Obama’s Budget Proposal for Preventing Teen Pregnancy: Thoughts from The National Campaign (2009)
As an organization dedicated to preventing teen and unplanned pregnancy and deeply committed to research and evidence, The National Campaign strongly supports President Obama’s budget proposal for funding evidence-based programs to prevent teen pregnancy. This proposal emphasizes good science, encourages research and innovation, and increases the overall investment in preventing too-early pregnancy and parenthood at a time when the teen birth rate is on the rise.
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Briefly: Teen Pregnancy Prevention in the President’s FY 2010 Budget (2009)
On May 7, 2009, the Obama-Biden Administration released its FY2010 budget. The budget proposes a new initiative to prevent teen pregnancy using evidence-based and promising models. The summary below is our effort to synthesize key points from several different budget documents to provide the fullest possible picture of the Administration’s proposal.
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National Campaign Statement in Support of the Ryan DeLauro Bill (2009)
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act, authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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Title X |
Briefly - Policy Brief: Title X (2009)
Over the past 38 years, Title X, the nation’s federally-funded family planning program, has played a critical role in preventing unplanned pregnancy by offering low-income and uninsured individuals access to high-quality contraceptive services, preventive screenings, and health education. Unfortunately, demand for these services far exceeds the supply and years of inadequate funding increases that have failed to keep pace with inflation have forced program providers to offer fewer contraceptive choices and limit services.
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Fast Facts: The Direct Medical Costs of Unplanned Pregnancy and Cost Effectiveness of Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy (2009)
In addition to being associated with serious consequences for parents and their children, unplanned pregnancies also lead to substantial direct medical costs due to the births, abortions, and miscarriages that result from these pregnancies. This fact sheet summarizes available information about these direct medical costs.
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National Campaign Letter of Support for Title X (2009)
National Campaign CEO Sarah Brown wrote these letters to Rep. David Obey, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and Todd Tiahrt, Ranking Member of the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, in support of past and future funding dedicated to Title X.
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National Campaign Statement in Support of the Ryan DeLauro Bill (2009)
The National Campaign has long believed that reducing conflict and respecting a range of deeply held opinions is essential to making progress on the important issue of reducing both teen and unintended/unplanned pregnancy. The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act, authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), is an important example of this reasonable, inclusive perspective.
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