Williams JN, Xu C, Costenbader KH, et al. - Investigation of the existence of racial disparities in contraception encounters and dispensing among US Medicaid-insured women with SLE was conducted.

• A total of 24,693 reproductive-age women with SLE were identified.

• Of these women, 43% were African American, 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% other race, and 1% American Indian/Alaska Native.

• There were lower odds of contraception dispensing among reproductive-age women with SLE, African American and Asian women.

• Lower odds of highly effective contraception (HEC) use were recorded among African American women.