Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated

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New UBC research shows a 49-per-cent jump in long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use after B.C. made contraception free. Erik Rolfsen More than 11,000 additional women opted for the most effective form of birth control—long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)—within just 15 months of B.C. making prescription contraception free. New research from UBC and collaborators shows a 49-per-cent jump in LARC dispensations after the province introduced universal, no-cost coverage in April 2023. That’s a seismic shift in how reproductive-aged women are managing their reproductive choice, researchers say. The study tracked nearly 860,000 women aged 15–49 and found that cost had been a major barrier to accessing the most effective methods like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, which can cost up to $450 out of pocket. The policy was not promoted heavily through advertisements and such—just standard government announcements with a simple promise: You won’t pay a cent. And that was

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Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated

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