How many people does Title X serve?

According to President Obama’s FY2012 proposed budget and the OMB, Title X provides grants to a network of over 4,500 clinics that annually serve over 5 million individuals.

Who is covered under Title X?

Anyone can receive these services, regardless of age, sex, immigration status, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, income, insurance status, or any other characteristic. Importantly, people who live at or below 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL) receive no-cost or discounted services.

What does Titlex funding cover?

Started in 1970, the Title X Family Planning Program is a federal grant program for low-income patients to receive family planning and reproductive health services. It funds services including contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and breast and cervical cancer screenings.

Who is the Title X grantee in New Mexico?

The Department of Health
Congressional appropriations fund the Title X grant program annually. The Department of Health is the grantee in New Mexico.

Does government fund birth control?

Almost nine in ten (86%) people say it is important for the federal government to provide funding for reproductive health services, including family planning and birth control for lower-income women, and 69% say they support continued federal Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services (Figure 7).

Does Planned Parenthood take walk ins?

Walk-ins are accepted daily, on a first come first served basis. All health centers accept walk-ins up to two hours before the health center closes. Any patient 19 years of age or under will be seen same-day, guaranteed.

Which country has the highest access to family planning?

The U.S. has a long history of engagement in international family planning and population issues, and today, the U.S. government is the largest donor to global FP/RH efforts and is one of the largest purchasers and distributors of contraceptives internationally.

Is contraceptive pills free in the Philippines?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order directing government agencies to provide contraception to 6 million Filipino women who don’t have access to birth control and other reproductive health-related services.