Family planning funding through four federal-state programs, FY 1997
Gold, R.B.; Sonfield, A.
Family Planning Perspectives 31(4): 176-181
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-7354 PMID: 10435216 DOI: 10.2307/2991590Document Number: 513800
The health and social services agencies in all US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 federal jurisdictions were asked about their family planning expenditures and activities through the maternal and child health (MCH) and social services block grants and the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program in FY 1997. The states' Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans were also examined following their approval by the federal government. In FY 1997, 42 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 federal jurisdictions spent $41 million on family planning through the MCH program, while 15 states reported spending $27 million through the social services block grant. Most jurisdictions indicated that they provide direct patient care services, most often contraceptive services and supplies. Indirect services were reported to have been provided more often through the MCH program than through the social services program. MCH block grant funds were more likely to go to local health departments, while social services block grant funds were more likely to be channelled through Planned Parenthood affiliates. Supporters of family planning services increasingly need to look beyond the traditional sources of support, Title X and Medicaid.