How Birth Control Pill Prescriptions By A Pharmacist Could Broaden Access And Keep Costs Down

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By Sarah Lynch, Director of Skills Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New YorkAlmost 50% of pregnancies in the U.S. are still unplanned or mistimed, even though the first birth control pill was sold almost 60 years ago.Many people believe that allowing women to buy the pill over-the-counter without a prescription is one way to lower the number of mistimed pregnancies, but that raises concerns about how they would pay for it.Several politicians recently sponsored the Affordability is Access Act to address insurance coverage of birth control in an effort to ensure coverage if it was switched to over-the-counter status.Read more on NewsOK.com

Topics: sarah lynch director skills education clinical assistant professor pharmacy practice binghamton university state university new yorkalmost u.s affordability access act newsok birth control pill coverage over-the-counter mistimed pregnancies

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