The mission of the Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates is to advance public policies that fulfill the rights of individuals to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and education that are consistent with principles of justice, fairness and respect diversity, personal dignity and privacy.

What's Ne

  • A New Policy Brief from the Education Fund of FPA
    Medicaid Coverage of Plan B® Over-the-Counter: New York State’s Experience
     New York significantly expanded access to emergency contraception when it agreed to cover Plan B® over-the-counter (OTC) through Medicaid beginning February 1, 2007. New York is one of the few states in which Medicaid covers the nonprescription Plan B® product without requiring a fiscal order from a health practitioner. This brief examines the impact this policy has had on the provision of EC and calls for the continuation of the policy and increased efforts to inform recipients, pharmacists and health care providers about Medicaid coverage for the Plan B® OTC product. For a copy of the brief click here.

  • Health Care Providers from Across the Country Seek to Improve Services for Clients with Limited English

    To help meet the health care needs of the five million New Yorkers who speak a language other than English at home, the Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates of New York State held a cultural competency assessment training for health care providers. The event attracted providers from across the country, who worked with Family Planning Advocates staff and nationally recognized experts to assess compliance with Title VI Civil Rights legislation for language access.To learn more click here.

  • Policies Needed to Improve Language Access to Healthcare
    More than 20 percent of New York’s population is foreign-born and 2 million New Yorkers speak little or no English. Language and cultural barriers prevent many New Yorkers from receiving needed healthcare. On February 13, members of the legislature, immigrant women and representatives of health organizations will unveil a policy brief containing recommendations for improving language access across the country. Click here to learn more.