Medicaid Family Planning Services

• What is Family Planning Benefit Program?
• Who is eligible?
• What services are covered?
• What services are NOT covered?
• Is it confidential?
• How can I sign up?
• What if I'm getting free services now?
• What if I have health care insurance?

This new program provides family planning services to all women and men of childbearing age who meet certain income and residency requirements. This program is funded through Medicaid but you do not need to be a current Medicaid patient to participate. Many, many more people can get free services with this program than other Medicaid programs.

You must meet these requirements:

• Woman or man of childbearing age including teens and college students.
• New York State resident
• Eligible income level
• Must be fertile--this a family planning program; sterilized or infertile people are not covered

This program provides coverage for family planning-related health care including:

• All FDA approved birth control methods, devices, prescription drugs and supplies including new methods such as "the patch" and Nuvaring
• Emergency contraception and follow-up
• Male and female sterilization
• Preconception counseling, preventive screening and family planning options

• Gynecological exams including clinical breast exam (mammography not included)
• Pregnancy testing and counseling
• Reproductive health information, education and counseling services related to pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection risk and family planning options
• Screening for sexually transmitted infections, cervical cancer (Pap smears) and genito-urinary infections
• Screening and related diagnostic testing for health conditions that affect contraceptive choice such as high blood pressure or diabetes
• HIV counseling and testing
• Lab tests to determine eligibility for contraceptive choice
• Referrals for primary care services, if needed

• Fertility treatments
• Abortions
• Colposcopies
• Services not related to family planning

Yes, your participation in the Family Planning Benefit Program is 100% confidential. You will have a conversation with our Financial Assessment Representative in a private room. Planned Parenthood services are always confidential. You can request that mailings be sent to a different mailing address from your home.

If you currently have health insurance but choose not to use it to cover family planning services for confidentiality reasons, your health insurance company will NOT be contacted.

Call 1-866-600-6886 (toll-free) to make an appointment with our Financial Assessment Representative.

Gather the information you need for your appointment. Review this checklist for the information that you MUST bring with you to fill out your application.

Come to your completely confidential appointment.

If you get free services now, you can apply for the Family Planning Benefit Program and make your life easier. You only need to bring proof of income ONCE to your application appointment, along with the other required documents. You will not need to bring proof of income for each clinic visit!

If you have health insurance but do not want to use it for your Planned Parenthood services for confidentiality reasons, you can still qualify for the Family Planning Benefit Program, if you meet the income requirements. Talk about it with the Financial Assessment Representative at your application appointment. If your income is too high for the Family Planning Benefit Program, you can still pay for services on a sliding fee.