In this map, the Kaiser Family Foundation spotlights five states and Washington, D.C., which have each enacted policies designed to facilitate access to contraception. The policies range from a Washington state law authorizing some pharmacists to provide oral contraception to a Vermont law, scheduled to take effect between 2016 and 2017, that requires insurers to cover all prescribed FDA-approved contraception with no out-of-pocket costs and to also cover a 12-month supply of the prescribed contraception.
KFF reports that other efforts to facilitate contraceptive access include making oral contraception available over the counter, a policy that would require FDA review and approval, as well as a growing number of web services and mobile applications that enable consumers to obtain a contraceptive prescription online (Kaiser Family Foundation factsheet, 6/8).
