Accessbc

Accessbc our ultimate goal: Smash the Patriarchy!

We are a grassroots organization dedicated to fighting for reproductive justice and removing barriers that people face when trying to access prescription contraception in BC and across Canada.

06/02/2026

Free reduces patient spending, study finds!

A new peer-reviewed study published on May 29, 2026 in JAMA Health Forum shows that ’s universal, no-cost prescription contraception policy has sharply reduced out-of-pocket costs for reproductive-aged women aged 15 to 49, and especially individuals aged 20 to 29.

The study, Universal Free Contraception Coverage Policy, Out-of-Pocket Payments, and Costs, examined nearly 2.8 million contraceptive prescriptions dispensed in BC over four years, covering the two years before and two years after BC’s policy came into effect on April 1, 2023. Researchers found that the share of contraceptive prescriptions paid for out of pocket fell from 38.7% before the policy to 9.6% after two years. By the two-year mark, while total contraceptive spending across patients, insurers, and the public system remained stable, out-of-pocket patient spending was 83% lower than expected, translating into average savings of $43 per contraceptive user per year.

“This study is a vindication of what AccessBC, health care providers, and people across this province have been saying for years: when governments remove cost barriers to medication, people save money and get the care they need,” said , Chair and Co-Founder of . “BC’s free prescription contraception policy is working. It is saving people money, improving access to life-saving and life-changing medicine, and showing the rest of Canada why we need national pharmacare.”

Read our full press release here:

https://www.accessbc.org/jamastudy

06/01/2026

We stand in solidarity with you are you 7 IUDs ✊️

Help us fight to improve pain management for IUD insertions! AccessBC is running a campaign working to improve pain management for IUD insertions in BC! Learn more and take action at:

www.AccessBC.org

IUD insertion pain is real, significant, and preventable. Yet many patients are offered little to no pain relief, and the quality of care depends far too often on individual provider training or geographic location.

Our message is clear: Not just a pinch: Pain relief is not a luxury, it’s a right! Tell your MLA today!

Part 1,503 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription and

06/01/2026

Increasing access to prescription contraception helps everyone! Yet despite this, Zero Pharmacare agreements have been signed since took office. With the first phase of the national Pharmacare plan promising free prescription contraception and diabetes medication and supplies.

The Carney government has flip flopped on whether or not they will pursue additional agreements, and has indicated that they may allow the program to end when current funding expires in 2029.

This is absolutely unacceptable and a betrayal of Canadians, who were promised a national plan. Instead, Canadian's ability to access life-saving and life-changing medicine now depends on their incomes and their postal codes.

We need actual leadership on Pharmacare. We need a federal government that is actively negotiating agreements with outstanding jurisdictions, and is committed to not only funding these agreements moving forward, but actively working to expand pharmacare beyond free diabetes medication and supplies and prescription .

Learn more, get involved and sign up for action updates at: www.accessbc.org

Part 1,502 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription contraception and

05/31/2026

It's always baffling when people get upset about our use of inclusive language, and it always sounds like the want people, certain people, to be excluded...

Help us fight to improve pain management for IUD insertions! AccessBC is running a campaign working to improve pain management for IUD insertions in BC! Learn more and take action at:

www.AccessBC.org

IUD insertion pain is real, significant, and preventable. Yet many patients are offered little to no pain relief, and the quality of care depends far too often on individual provider training or geographic location.

Our message is clear: Not just a pinch: Pain relief is not a luxury, it’s a right! Tell your MLA today!

Part 1,502 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription and

05/31/2026

Zero Pharmacare agreements have been signed since took office. With the first phase of the national Pharmacare plan promising free prescription contraception and diabetes medication and supplies.

The Carney government has flip flopped on whether or not they will pursue additional agreements, and has indicated that they may allow the program to end when current funding expires in 2029.

This is absolutely unacceptable and a betrayal of Canadians, who were promised a national plan. Instead, Canadian's ability to access life-saving and life-changing medicine now depends on their incomes and their postal codes.

We need actual leadership on Pharmacare. We need a federal government that is actively negotiating agreements with outstanding jurisdictions, and is committed to not only funding these agreements moving forward, but actively working to expand pharmacare beyond free diabetes medication and supplies and prescription .

Learn more, get involved and sign up for action updates at: www.accessbc.org

Part 1,501 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription contraception and

05/31/2026

Yes! Universal health care programs like universal no-cost prescription contraception are way better than means-tested programs!

Help us fight to improve pain management for IUD insertions! AccessBC is running a campaign working to improve pain management for IUD insertions in BC! Learn more and take action at:

www.AccessBC.org

IUD insertion pain is real, significant, and preventable. Yet many patients are offered little to no pain relief, and the quality of care depends far too often on individual provider training or geographic location.

Our message is clear: Not just a pinch: Pain relief is not a luxury, it’s a right! Tell your MLA today!

Part 1,500 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription and

05/31/2026

Zero Pharmacare agreements have been signed since took office. With the first phase of the national Pharmacare plan promising free prescription contraception and diabetes medication and supplies.

The Carney government has flip flopped on whether or not they will pursue additional agreements, and has indicated that they may allow the program to end when current funding expires in 2029.

This is absolutely unacceptable and a betrayal of Canadians, who were promised a national plan. Instead, Canadian's ability to access life-saving and life-changing medicine now depends on their incomes and their postal codes.

We need actual leadership on Pharmacare. We need a federal government that is actively negotiating agreements with outstanding jurisdictions, and is committed to not only funding these agreements moving forward, but actively working to expand pharmacare beyond free diabetes medication and supplies and prescription .

Learn more, get involved and sign up for action updates at: www.accessbc.org

Part 1,499 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription contraception and

05/30/2026

Help us fight to improve pain management for IUD insertions! AccessBC is running a campaign working to improve pain management for IUD insertions in BC! Learn more and take action at:

www.AccessBC.org

IUD insertion pain is real, significant, and preventable. Yet many patients are offered little to no pain relief, and the quality of care depends far too often on individual provider training or geographic location.

Our message is clear: Not just a pinch: Pain relief is not a luxury, it’s a right! Tell your MLA today!

Part 1,498 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription and

05/30/2026

Trolls be trollin' so we use their silly comments to mobilize people in the fight for reproductive justice!

Help us fight to improve pain management for IUD insertions! AccessBC is running a campaign working to improve pain management for IUD insertions in BC! Learn more and take action at:

www.AccessBC.org

IUD insertion pain is real, significant, and preventable. Yet many patients are offered little to no pain relief, and the quality of care depends far too often on individual provider training or geographic location.

Our message is clear: Not just a pinch: Pain relief is not a luxury, it’s a right! Tell your MLA today!

Part 1,497 of our campaign chair 's ongoing series where he talks about advocacy for free prescription and

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