Higgins TA, et al. - The objective of this study is to analyse whether women with Medicaid are less likely to receive long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in a clinic requiring two visits for insertion. According to the outcome obtained, women with Medicaid are less likely than women with private insurance to have a requested LARC device inserted when a clinic requires two visits for insertion.

Methods

• For this study, they designed a retrospective chart review.
• In this study, they reviewed a total of 447 women.
• They compared LARC insertion and pregnancy rates among women with Medicaid vs. private insurance, along with other predictors.

Results

• Univariately, fewer women with Medicaid vs. private insurance received LARC (66% vs. 79%, p < .001).
• Significant multivariate predictors of not receiving LARC were being unmarried and postpartum, both of which were related to having Medicaid.