Universal Pharmacare and Contraceptive Dispensations Among Youth

This time-series analysis study evaluates the association between a publicly funded pharmacare program for individuals younger than 25 years and an increase in prescription contraceptive dispensations.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  JAMA pediatrics

• Publication date

  2025-08-18

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2585PMID 40824678PMCID 12362276
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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