Disintermediation
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Chairman and members of the committee,
Our names are Courtney Joslin and Marc Hyden, and we are with the R Street Institute, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization….
Women have long reported that hormonal birth control can be difficult and costly to obtain. Many have trouble scheduling regular doctor appointments in the first place; for the uninsured, this can be…
Dear Sen. Gonzales,
The R Street Institute is writing to support Senate Bill 1082, which would allow pharmacists to provide hormonal birth control prescriptions in Arizona. R Street is a…
Chairman Casey and members of the House Health and Human Services committee:
My name is Courtney Joslin and I am a Resident Fellow for the R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public…
Chairman Testin and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Caroline Kitchens and I am director of government affairs at the R Street Institute. R…
Press release: How Broader Birth Control Access Aligns with Conservative Values and Policy Agendas
Image credit: Barbara J. Johnson
WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2021)— While birth control access is usually thought of as a left-of-center issue, some of the family planning programs we have today are thanks to Republican politicians….
From Power to Decide:
On Wednesday, November 18, I attended the webinar Lessons for Legislators: A Guide to Allowing Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control, hosted by R Street in conversation with…
INTRODUCTION
Over the last several years, more and more states have begun allowing pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control methods like the pill. This model of access, commonly called the…
From Anchorage Daily Planet:
One way to do so is to tap into pharmacists’ knowledge and training. In a new study released jointly by the Goldwater Institute and the R Street Institute,…