Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper rolled out a plan to expand access to contraception, particularly for low-income women in rural areas
Hickenlooper's plan revives an effort he shepherded in Colorado a decade ago that increased funding for clinics that serve low-income and uninsured women, trained more health care providers in the use of long acting reversible contraception like IUDs and invested in outreach to young adults.
Hickenlooper would increase funding for the federal Title X family planning program by $700 million, undo a Trump administration rule that's been blocked by federal courts and would effectively deny program funding to Planned Parenthood, train more providers and launch a national outreach campaign to make more people aware of the benefits of LARC, which are more effective than other contraceptive methods.LARC can cost several hundred dollars, putting them out of reach for many women.
Hickenlooper said his Colorado initiative saved $5.85 in Medicaid costs alone for every dollar the state spent, lowered the teen pregnancy rate by 54 percent and lowered the teen abortion rate by 64 percent. These results in a purple swing state, he said, should convince people across the political spectrum to support the nationwide plan.
Additionally, even those supportive of the concept may balk at the cost to taxpayers. With the number of uninsured people in the country over the last couple years after a steep decline, the funding required for the program to reach all the women who may need access could be much more than anticipated.What have other Democrats proposed?Much of the Democratic field has pledged to roll back the Trump administration's Title X rule that would have cut funding to Planned Parenthood, including Sens.
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