Latest from Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News
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Pay first, deliver later: Some pregnant people are being asked to prepay for their baby
Pregnant people are being asked to make large cash payments months before they deliver their babies. Some patient advocates worry this billing practice allows providers to hold treatment hostage.
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Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. Could it get worse?
A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach.
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Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning
A White House effort aims to give patients more choices as abortion care evaporates, but patients remain wary of providers.