Hey Jane is a New York City-based healthcare company that provides abortion-related healthcare services in the United States.[1] The original focus of Hey Jane was to provide medication abortion services to women, particularly women who were unable to conveniently visit abortion providers.[2]
| Industry | Consumer healthcare company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 U.S. |
| Founder | Gaby Izarra Kiki Freedman Kate Shaw |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Website | heyjane |
History
editHey Jane was founded by Gaby Izarra, Kiki Freedman, and Kate Shaw in 2020. At the time, Kiki Freedman was enrolled at Harvard Business School.[3]
Services
editHey Jane initially focused on offering medication abortion services, especially for women who had difficulty accessing traditional abortion providers. Hey Jane accepts select insurance plans, as well as offers self-pay patients sliding-scale pricing based on their income. The company also partners with abortion funds to help patients pay for treatment.[4]
In 2023, Hey Jane expanded their services to provide non-abortion gynecological care for issues such as urinary tract infections and herpes.[5]
As of August 2023, Hey Jane provides services in 11 states.[5]
According to Hey Jane, they provide telehealth services for about 18 percent of abortions in Virginia and Delaware, and 15 percent of abortions in Hawaii.[6]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Hey Jane Headquarters and Office Locations".
- ^ Telehealth Abortion Care Provider Hey Jane Raises $6.1M" Abel Rodriguez Built In NYC 20 Oct 2022 https://www.builtinnyc.com/2022/10/20/hey-jane-raises-6m-virtual-abortion-care
- ^ "SXSW SCHEDULE".
- ^ "Exclusive: Hey Jane expands beyond abortion to provide other treatments and compete in digital health".
- ^ a b "Hey Jane Launches Personalized Reproductive and Sexual Health Virtual Services Beyond Abortion Care" 9 Aug 2023 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230809502275/en/Hey-Jane-Launches-Personalized-Reproductive-and-Sexual-Health-Virtual-Services-Beyond-Abortion-Care
- ^ "Many people now rely on telehealth to access abortion pills — but the Supreme Court could change that " Shefali Luthra March 20, 2024 The Nineteenth https://19thnews.org/2024/03/telehealth-abortion-pill-access-supreme-court/
References
edit- Carrie N. Baker; "History and Politics of Medication Abortion in the United States and the Rise of Telemedicine and Self-Managed Abortion". J Health Polit Policy Law 1 August 2023; 48 (4): 485–510. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-10449941
- Jenkins, J., Woodside, F., Lipinsky, K., Simmonds, K. and Coplon, L. (2021), "Abortion With Pills: Review of Current Options in The United States". Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 66: 749–757. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13291
- Howard S, Krishna G. "How the US scrapping of Roe v Wade threatens the global medical abortion revolution" BMJ 2022; 379 :o2349 doi:10.1136/bmj.o2349
- "Insurers Are Starting to Cover Telehealth Abortion" Claire Cain Miller, Margot Sanger-Katz April 18, 2023 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/upshot/abortion-pills-telehealth-insurance.html
- A Texas Republican Wants to Ban People From Reading About How to Get an Abortion Online" Bess Levin March 1, 2023 Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/texas-abortion-websites-ban