Out-of-Pocket Costs for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Individuals Enrolled in Employer Sponsored Insurance Plans - Scorecard - MDSpire

Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Individuals with Employer-Sponsored Insurance

By
Mikhaila Richards
June 16, 2026

Kaiser Family Foundation

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Clinical Scorecard: Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Individuals with Employer-Sponsored Insurance

At a Glance

Category	Detail
Condition
Key Mechanisms	Intrauterine devices (IUD) and contraceptive implants
Target Population	Women aged 15-49 with employer-sponsored insurance
Care Setting	Outpatient healthcare settings

Key Highlights

ACA mandates contraceptives without cost-sharing
Privately insured users of LARC face out-of-pocket costs
Study analyzed 98,916 IUD and 30,259 implant insertion encounters
Research conducted using 2023 Merative MarketScan database

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

Management

Monitoring & Follow-up

Risks

Patient & Prescribing Data

Privately insured women aged 15-49

Out-of-pocket expenses for LARC insertion

Clinical Best Practices

Related Resources & Content

Contraception Journal

Original Source(s)

Kaiser Family Foundation

Out-of-Pocket Costs for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Individuals Enrolled in Employer Sponsored Insurance Plans

by Mikhaila Richards
June 16, 2026

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