In the final analysis, preventing unintended pregnancy is hightly cost effective, regardless of payment mechanism or contraceptive method.
Contraception pays, in a big way.
By preventing unintended pregnancy the use of contraceptives saves health care resources, creates choices, and can offer added health benefits. These outcomes combine to enhance the quality of life for women and men everywhere. In a 1995 study on the economic value of contraception, the authors developed a model to compare the effectiveness and costs per person of different contraceptive methods. The study found that whatever method of contraception was used, it would be more effective and less costly than no method at all. The outcome measure calculated for each was the number of pregnancies avoided, defined as the difference between the number expected to occur with no method and the number expected to occur using that method.