NFPRHA Fact Sheets

NFPRHA produces a range of facts sheets and policy briefings on issues important to family planning providers. NFPRHA's collection of fact sheets and policy briefings are available for download below by topic and can assist in a wide range of advocacy and education activities.  

Abortion
Contraceptive Coverage/Preventive Services
Health Care Delivery
Health Care Reform
Health Equity
340B Drug Pricing Program
Medicaid
Title X

Abortion

• NFPRHA Supports S.510/H.R. 1322: The "Women's Health Protection Act" (PDF) - Information on proposed proactive legislation that would prohibit states from enacting laws that impede women's access to abortion services (March 2017).
• NFPRHA Opposes H.R. 7: The "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act" (PDF) - Information on proposed legislation that would severely and unnecessarily limit abortion coverage and services (January 2017).
• NFPRHA Opposes H.R. 147: The "Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act" (PDF) - Information on proposed legislation that would subject abortion providers to criminal penalties for providing abortions based on sex, disproportionately affecting women of color (January 2017).
• NFPRHA Opposes H.R. 217: Efforts to Ban Abortion Providers from Title X (PDF) - Information on proposed legislation that would strip all abortion providers - and entities that fund abortion providers - of Title X funding (January 2017).
• NFPRHA Opposes H.R. 36: The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" (PDF) - Information on proposed legislation that would significantly limit access to abortion services and place criminal penalties on abortion providers using sound medical judgment (January 2017).
• NFPRHA Opposes H.R. 1179 and S. 1467 “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011" (PDF) - Information on legislation that would create loopholes for insurance plans and individuals who disagree with ACA requirements based on religious principles (September 2011).
• NFPRHA Statement on Obama Administration Rescinding Dangerous Bush Administration Conscience Regulations (PDF) - NFPRHA statement on the Obama administration's rescinding of the Bush administration's provider refusal legislation (February 2011). 

Contraceptive Coverage/Preventive Services

• Affordable Care Act Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: 4 Things Providers Should Know (PDF) - Information on the contraceptive requirements of the women's preventive services benefit of the ACA (December 2015).
• The Supreme Court and the ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement:Top 4 Things You Should Know (PDF) - Information on the cases challenging the ACA's contraceptive coverage requirement that will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 25, 2014 (March 2014).
• Remarks to IOM Committee on Preventive Services for Women (PDF) - NFPRHA testimony to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the importance of contraception as a preventive, affordable health service for women (November 2010). 

Health Care Delivery

• Verifying Patient Income in a Title X Setting (PDF) - Guide to operationalizing income verification in order to properly prioritize services for persons from low-income families (April 2016). 

Health Care Reform

• Fact sheet on Repeal and "Replace" Proposals (PDF) - Discussion of 2017 proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act (June 2017). 
• Title X: An Essential Partner in the New Health Care Environment (PDF) - Fact sheet on Title X and the publicly funded family planning network's crucial role in the new health care economy (September 2016). 
• Health Insurance Marketplaces: Top 5 Things Family Planning Providers Should Know (PDF) - Ways for family planning providers to be involved in the marketplaces (Summer 2013).
• Strategies for Health Centers without Enrollment Specialist (PDF) - Opportunities for Family Planning Safety Net to provide enrollment support (May 2016). 
• Contracting with Qualified Health Plans: Tips for Family Planning Providers (PDF) - Information on the federal standard for ECP contracting in federally facilitated and state-partnership marketplaces and arguments for family planning providers to use in their contract negotiations with insurance providers, including QHPs (Summer 2013).
• Supreme Court Decision and the Affordable Care Act: What Family Planning Providers and Systems Need to Know  (PDF) - The impact of the 2012 Supreme Court ruling on the ACA (July 2012).
• NFPRHA Opposes The "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011" (PDF) This bill sought to create loopholes for insurance plans and individuals who disagree with the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) based on religious principles (October 2011).
• Ten Things in Health Care Reform You Didn't Know Were Important for Women's Health (PDF) - Additional analysis about how the ACA will improve women's health (March 2010). 
• Women's Health Preventive Services Benefit: Considerations for Family Planning Providers  (PDF) - An analysis of the women's health preventative services that were enacted under the ACA to provide coverage for preventive services for no extra cost (September 2011). 

Health Equity

• NFPRHA Supports H.R. 5475: Health Equity & Accountability Act (PDF) - Information on comprehensive, proactive legislation intended to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities (June 2016).
• NFPRHA Supports H.R. 1974: "HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act" (PDF) - Information on proposed legislation that would expand access to health coverage for immigrants (April 2015).

340B Drug Pricing Program

• The 340B Drug Discount Program: Benefits and Challenges for Title X (PDF) - Background on the 340B program and its benefits and implications for Title X providers (April 2013).
• NFPRHA Policy Brief: Challenges and Opportunities for Family Planning Health Centers in Implementing Health Information Technology (PDF) - Analysis focused on family planning providers’ specific challenges and opportunities in implementing HIT (August 2010).
• Securing Affordable Contraceptive Drugs and Devices for Title X Providers (PDF) - Background and perspective on the Title X network’s access to affordable drugs and the 340B drug discount program (August 2010).

Medicaid

• Medicaid 101(PDF) - A cornerstone of publicly funded family planning care (March 2016).
• NFPRHA Comments on CMS Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rule (PDF) - NFPRHA comments on ensuring that confidentiality can be maintained in Medicaid Managed Care (July 2015).
• Medicaid Family Planning Expansion Programs (PDF) - Information on how Medicaid Family Planning Expansions provide essential family planning services and supplies (July 2014). 
• The Changing Face of Medicaid: Considerations and Next Steps for Family Planning Providers and Programs (PDF) - Analysis of key changes coming to Medicaid and how they might impact family planning providers (November 2013). 

Title X

• Title X Overview Infographic (PDF) - An overview of the Title X program (January 2018). 
• Fact sheet on President Trump's FY2018 Budget (PDF) - An analysis of the budget released in April 2017 (May 2017). 
• Fact sheet on the House's FY2018 appropriations proposal (PDF) - An analysis of the bills released in July 2017 (July 2017).
  
• Talking points on House's FY2018 appropriations proposal (PDF) - How to speak out against the proposed cuts (August 2017).
• FY 2017 Funding Request Letter from the Family Planning Coalition to the Office of Budget and Management (PDF) 
• Title X 101 (PDF) - Introduction to the Title X family planning program (September 2016).
• Title X: An Essential Partner in the New Health Care Environment (PDF) -Fact Sheet on Title X and the publically funded family planning network's crucial role in the new health care economy (September 2016).
• History of Federal Funding for Title X Public Health Program (PDF) A fundinghistory of Title X from FY 2010 - FY 2016 (September 2016).
• Historical Funding of Title X (1971-2015) (PDF) An infographic of Title X funding from 1971-2015 (February 2015).
• Sequestration 101 - Impact on Family Planning (PDF) - Background on how sequestration cuts will impact the publicly funded family planning network (February 2013). 
• Title X Policy Brief - Helping Ensure Access to High Quality Care (PDF) - Background on the health disparties facing the Title X network's most vulnerable patient populations (March 2015).
• NFPRHA Opposes Any Cut to Title X(PDF) - Fact sheet explaining the importance of restoring critical funding to Title X (September 2011). 
• Title X - A Public Health Good (PDF) - Overview of the importance of Title X to the larger public health system  (February 2011).
• Title X - Impact of Recession on Family Planning (PDF) - Background on how the economic recession has impacted the Title X network and the patients it serves (February 2011).
• Title X - Impact on the Safety Net and Its Workforce (PDF) - Background on the role Title X plays in the larger safety net workforce (February 2011).
• Title X - Proven Effective at Improving Public Health and Saving Taxpayer Dollars (PDF) - Overview on how Title X remains a cost effective way to provide high quality care (February 2011).
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from Representatives to House Appropriations Committee (PDF)
  
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from Senators to Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)
  
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from the Family Planning Coalition to Senate and House Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from Pro-Choice Caucus to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) PDF)
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Budget Conference Committee (PDF)
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2015 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2014 Funding Request Letter from Senators to Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2014 Funding Request Letter from Representatives to House Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2014 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2014 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2014 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from Senators to Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from Representatives to House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2013 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (PDF)
• FY 2012 Protect Title X Letter from Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus to House Speaker Boehner and Chairmen Rogers and Rehberg (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from Senators to Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from Representatives to House Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2012 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (PDF)
• FY 2011 Funding Request Letter from Senators to Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF)
• FY 2011 Funding Request Letter from Representatives to House Appropriations Committee (PDF) 
• FY 2011 Funding Request Letter from NFPRHA to Senate and House Appropriation Committees (PDF)
• FY 2011 Funding Request Letter from Family Planning Coalition to Senate and House Appropriations Committees (PDF)
• FY 2011 Protect Title X Letter from NFPRHA to Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) (PDF)