Healthcare Policies Must Work for Women, Not Against Them
Challenges to accessing healthcare are not new for women; however, in the past year, several new roadblocks have hindered women’s access. These roadblocks span the gamut from the COVID-19 pandemic to policy changes that have impacted the fabric of women’s healthcare access. Also looming are significant changes to federal and state policies that threaten to […]
Expanding Contraceptive Options Through an Institutional Patient Assistance Program
“The program has absolutely made a difference for our clinic and patients. Patients wanted long-term contraception and were surprised that there was an option available to them free of charge.” – Michelle Hubbard, Dream Centers Women’s Clinic Without insurance coverage, the cost of birth control can be unaffordable. At Medicines360, our mission is to remove […]
Statement on Reproductive Justice
Medicines360 recognizes the importance of reproductive justice. We are aligned with the framework defined by SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective as “the human right to maintainpersonal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” The National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) and SisterSong issued […]
Statement on SCOTUS Ruling
On July 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to uphold the Trump Administration’s regulations allowing employers and insurers to decline providing contraception coverage because of religious or moral objections. Implementation of these rules will immediately and significantly decrease contraceptive access for 70,500 to 126,400 women. When the rules were implemented in […]
Does a Low Cost for Clinics Mean More Underinsured Patients Are Able to Choose a Hormonal IUD? One Study in Utah Sought to Find Out
At the beginning of this year, an estimated 7.7 million women of reproductive age (15-44) in the United States were uninsured, with 2 million of these women living below the federal poverty level. As the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has led to historic numbers of unemployment claims, it is estimated that millions more have lost […]
Accessing Birth Control and Reproductive Health Services Amid COVID-19
Now more than ever, it is critical women have all the information and resources at their disposal to make informed decisions about their health. As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, women are facing more barriers than ever when it comes to accessing the birth control and reproductive health services they need. The healthcare […]
How America’s Nonprofit Pharma Industry Can Increase Access to Affordable Drugs
Access to affordable healthcare remains one of the largest issues in the United States. As we enter a new decade, we have the opportunity to create lasting change in drug pricing. Today, we join leaders across the nonprofit pharmaceutical industry to underscore the serious challenges facing Americans in accessing affordable drugs. Together, we hope to […]
Measuring Our Impact
When women can access affordable contraception, they can live their best and fullest lives. As part of our pioneering non-profit pharmaceutical business model, Medicines360 makes its product available at a price substantially below the 340B ceiling price set by statute to clinics participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. A key component of measuring our […]
Pioneering the Nonprofit Pharmaceutical Industry
Medicines360 is a nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical company in San Francisco. As a nonprofit, we answer to our mission: to remove cost as a barrier to health by developing and providing quality, affordable women’s health products. We were founded in 2009 and brought our first product to the U.S. market in 2015. We’re proud of […]
Medicines360 Commemorates World Contraception Day 2019
As Medicines360 commemorates World Contraception Day 2019, we recognize the work we’ve done and the work we have left to do. Too many women in the U.S. and across the globe still have difficulty accessing the full range of contraceptive options to live their lives on their own terms. In addition to improving contraceptive access […]
