Expanding Access to Telehealth for Women's Healthcare in a Constrained Policy Environment

As states continue to enact new restrictions on reproductive care since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, access to critical reproductive health care services have been severely threatened. Medications prescribed after a telehealth visit present a safe and effective option; expanding telehealth for prescriptions would increase access to and equity in the provision of reproductive health care. This study identifies practical and near-term opportunities to expand equitable access to women's telehealth care across the United States. Key opportunities identified include:

• Improving the public understanding of the safety and effectiveness of telehealth care;
• Addressing regulatory barriers to telehealth delivery;
• Improving the overall economics, coverage, and reimbursement of telehealth for reproductive health care;
• Expanding the training of telehealth care to expand the availability of providers and therefore, patient access; and
• Establishing referral channels and education around the availability of services.