(Annapolis, MD) -- Governor Wes Moore is announcing expanded access to contraceptive care across Maryland.
Under the four-year public-private partnership, the Maryland health department will team with Upstream USA to begin offering contraceptive care resources to health care providers, including free technical assistance, training and education in settings where most women already receive their health care.
The governor says the plan is about ensuring that contraception is treated like basic health care.
“Under this partnership with Upstream, we will help ensure that more of our health care providers are trained on the ins and outs of contraceptive care; we will bring contraception to communities that have too often been overlooked – including our rural communities—and we will build on Maryland’s growing reputation as a state that is ready to lead on health care and close gaps in our healthcare system," said Gov. Moore.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, Maryland has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancy in the U.S.
“We are at a crucial point in history, where there should be no wrong door for patients to access birth control,” said Upstream Chief Executive Officer Mark Edwards. “Under the direction of Governor Moore and in partnership with Upstream, the Maryland Department of Health is taking a leadership role to close gaps in contraceptive care by integrating best-in-class contraceptive services into primary care settings.”
Information contributed by 247newssource.com.
