Going the extra mile: the difference Title X makes.

New findings from a Guttmacher Institute survey of a nationally representative sample of family planning centers-including both those that receive Title X funding and those that do not-show the vital role Title X plays. They particularly show the importance of Title X in three key respects: serving uninsured clients helping clients easily obtain-and quickly begin using-a contraceptive method best suited to them and enabling family planning centers to devote extra time and specialized expertise to clients with special needs. The Guttmacher survey found that in general family planning centers that receive Title X support generally serve more contraceptive clients than centers that do not. Family planning centers supported by Title X offer clients a wide choice of contraceptive methods. The Guttmacher study found that Title X-funded sites on average offer clients a choice of almost 10 contraceptive methods and nearly seven in 10 offer at least one long-acting reversible method such as the IUD or the contraceptive implant. (excerpt)