Rebuilding the Title X Family Planning
Network Will Take Time, Despite Biden Administration Actions Issuing
New Regulations and Additional Funding
A new KFF
analysis highlights state-level data on the status of the
Title X family planning program on the eve of the implementation of the
new Biden Administration regulations for the program.
To date, five states still have no Title X clinics, and seven states
are still operating with less than 25% of their clinic network.
Overall, 39 states experienced a drop in the number of participating
clinics since 2018. The Trump Administration’s Department of Health and
Human Services had issued regulations that essentially disqualified
family planning clinics, such as Planned Parenthood, that also provided
abortion services from participating in the program and prohibited
clinics from offering referrals to abortion providers. These
regulations resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of sites
participating and in the number of people served by the program.
The new Biden Administration regulations also include new provisions in
addition to restoring many aspects of the program that existed prior to
the Trump Administration rule. New provisions also include telehealth
as an option for providing medical services, a service option widely
used during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a focus on advancing
health equity.
The final rule will be effective November 8, 2021, with funding for
grantees anticipated in Spring 2022. The analysis provides additional
information on the new regulations and state by state changes in Title
X clients and clinics between 2018-2020.
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