By: Fabiola De Liban and Catherine McKee
Executive Summary
In comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Health law Program strongly opposes the proposed changes to the Title X program. NHeLP argues that by reconfiguring who receives Title X funding, as well as the scope of family planning methods and services that those providers offer, the proposed regulations would make it more difficult for low-income individuals to obtain the quality family planning services that they need and have historically received.
Title X is the only federal program in the country dedicated solely to providing family planning and related preventive services. In 2016, Title X sites provided high quality family planning services to more than four million patients.2 The program is a critical source of health care for low-income and underserved individuals and communities.
