The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson raises a wide range of questions about potential impacts on patients. The ruling could affect insurance coverage of out-of-state abortion services and access to other reproductive health services and products. In addition to affecting patients, the ruling also has broader implications for the healthcare ecosystem (e.g., for payers) and for state and federal elections.

Read Avalere’s analysis of these 10 questions on the impact of Dobbs:

• Will patients be able to access abortion services out of state?
• Will states scale back flexible telehealth policies, especially those allowing providers to practice across state lines?
• Who decides whether abortion is necessary to preserve a pregnant person’s life or health?
• What effect might declining abortion rates have on the disparities in maternal mortality rates?
• Has the outlook for November’s state and federal elections changed following the Dobbs ruling, and what will that mean for abortion policy in the future?
• How might Dobbs affect patient access to contraception?
• What effects might this ruling have on care following pregnancy losses such as miscarriages?
• How will the definition of personhood impact the assisted reproductive technology industry?
• Could this ruling impact patients’ relationships with providers and pharmacists?
• How might Dobbs influence the popularity of or investment in digital reproductive health solutions?

Future Outlook

Stakeholders are just beginning to identify, understand, and experience Dobbs’s impacts, and federal policymakers are grappling with its implications. Over time, the ruling’s direct and indirect effects are likely to have widespread implications across the healthcare system. As the Dobbs ruling and other health policy developments change the healthcare landscape, Avalere’s 360-degree perspective on healthcare can help your organization to prepare for success in the new environment.

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