Upstream is investing more in PCAs — plus stories, tools, and policy updates you need this month.
Upstream USA
August 2025
This Month's Headline

We're investing more in primary care associations.

As one of Upstream's strongest partners, primary care associations are elevating the importance of contraceptive access within primary care. To build on that momentum, we're putting new dollars and free training behind state and regional PCAs.

$10K–$75K
One-year partnership grants. Plus free technical assistance and training for PCA members nationwide. Letters of intent due August 29.
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Medicaid Accepted Here
Insight

Sixty Years of Expanding Access: Medicaid's Critical Role in Family Planning

Medicaid serves nearly 1 in 5 people living in the U.S. — and remains the nation's largest payer of publicly funded contraception. Sixty years on, it's still doing the heaviest lifting on access.

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It's really listening to each person and understanding — where they're coming from, what's most important to them, and how can we meet them where they're at.
Dr. Pamela Valenza
Dr. Pamela Valenza, MD, MPH
Tepeyac Community Health Center · Upstream Partner
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Some links that caught our eye

From the Field
1 Recent policy proposals could weaken reproductive health services while increasing demand. KFF 2 Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women's health initiatives. STAT News 3 How social media influencers are shaping the conversation around birth control. NPR 4 A real-time, interactive map of contraceptive access policies across the country. PRB