Twentyeight Health Launches in Mississippi

Telehealth platform aims to increase access to reproductive and sexual care in the Magnolia State‍

JACKSON, Miss., June 14, 2022 — Twentyeight Health, a telehealth company providing affordable access and convenience for reproductive and sexual health, today announced that it has launched in Mississippi. 

“According to Power to Decide, more than 200,000 people in Mississippi who are at or below the 250% poverty level live in contraceptive deserts — meaning they do not have reasonable access to a health center with a full range of contraceptive methods,’” said Amy Fan, co-founder of Twentyeight Health. “As we expand into Mississippi, we will help more women receive the high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive care that everyone deserves.”

Mississippi residents can now use Twentyeight Health to get prescriptions online for a range of birth control options (pill, patch, ring, shot, emergency contraception, internal condoms), prenatal vitamins, and COVID-19 tests. When Mississippi residents choose Twentyeight Health, they will experience: 

• A platform designed to be inclusive of underserved communities: Twentyeight Health leverages multiple modes of telehealth, including audio consultations and direct messaging with physicians, to provide privacy, discretion and a seamless experience regardless of the individual’s access to high-speed internet or housing situation.
• Accessible ongoing care: Twentyeight Health provides ongoing care at no extra cost through unlimited doctor follow up messages to discuss issues such as updating prescriptions or addressing potential side effects.
• Culturally competent physicians: A 2021 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine details that the people who use telehealth in the greatest numbers are affluent Americans living in urban areas. In order to ensure that everyone feels comfortable using Twentyeight Health’s telehealth services, the company works with physicians who have experience providing care to low-income patients and in communities of color.

Twentyeight Health has also infused charitable giving into its business model, providing free birth control for uninsured women in financial need through a partnership with Bedsider’s Contraceptive Access Fund, and donating 2% of revenues to Bedsider and the National Institute for Reproductive Health. To learn more, visit www.twentyeighthealth.com.

About Twentyeight Health 

Twentyeight Health is a mission-driven women’s health organization expanding access to reproductive and sexual health services through high quality telemedicine care, a convenient online platform, and affordable options. Twentyeight Health is available in more than 30 states across the U.S., serving more than 85 percent of women of reproductive age. Twentyeight Health has received multiple awards for the company’s impact, including Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes Next 1000, Top 50 in Digital Health by Rock Health, the NYC Digital Health 100, and Verywell Health’s Best Birth Control Delivery Services.

To learn more, visit www.twentyeighthealth.com.