Family Planning Waivers: Free Family Planning Coverage
Family planning and sexual health services are free for men and women with qualifying income who lack medical insurance coverage.
If you're planning to have a child, or trying to stay in your best health until you are ready to start a family, we can help. If you have no other medical coverage that provides basic family planning and reproductive health services, you may qualify to receive free health care.
- Fact Sheet: Family Planning Waivers PDFEnglish, Spanish and Vietnamese
Who Is Eligible
You're eligible for these free services if:
- You are a man or woman between the ages of 13 and 44.
- You are not currently pregnant.
- You have not had a hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or vasectomy.
- You do not have Medicare, CHIP, or any other health insurance or third party medical coverage.
- Your family income is at or below 194% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Services You Can Receive
Health
- An annual medical exam by a physician. This may include a medical history, height, weight and blood pressure checks, and for women, a Pap smear and clinical breast exam.
- Testing for pregnancy, HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases
- Free prescription for medications to treat a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Birth control and family planning
- Visits to a nurse or doctor related to birth control methods and family planning services
- Free prescription for birth control supplies and contraceptives
- Family planning counseling and education on all birth control methods, including abstinence and natural family planning
- Pre-conception counseling to help plan your next pregnancy
Other
- Laboratory services
- Sterilization, including counseling and education referrals
Benefits of Applying
When you join this Medicaid-supported program, you'll be able to have a child when you're ready, and stay healthy until then, without worrying about unplanned pregnancy.
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Links referenced on this page |
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| Fact Sheet: Family Planning Waivers | http://msdh.ms.gov/page/41,0,107,86.html ok | |
| county Health Department | http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/19,0,166,html ok | |
| Fill out application | https://medicaid.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FamilyPlanningServices.pdf | |
| Find a county health department in your area | http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/19,0,166,html ok | |
| Fill out application | https://medicaid.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FamilyPlanningServices.pdf | |
| More about this Family Planning program | https://medicaid.ms.gov/medicaid-coverage/who-qualifies-for-coverage/family-planning/ | |
Find this page at https://msdh.ms.gov/page/41,1459,107.html