Hey Jane
| Industry | Consumer healthcare company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 U.S. |
| Founder | Gaby Izarra Kiki Freedman Kate Shaw |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Website | heyjane |
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]
History
[edit]Hey 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
[edit]Hey 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