Implementing Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!)

What Implementing Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!) does

Implementing Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!) is a private non-profit initiative, founded in 2021 and operated as a program of Alliance Chicago, that improves contraceptive access across Illinois by connecting residents to free or low-cost reproductive healthcare through a network of partner providers. The organization serves two interlocking customer segments: (1) Illinois residents of any age, gender, or immigration status seeking affordable contraception, STI testing and treatment, HIV prevention (PrEP/PEP), and reproductive healthcare coverage enrollment; and (2) healthcare and social service providers who receive continuing education, TRUER Care training, and Illinois-specific Medicaid billing/coding support. There is no revenue from patients; services are funded through grants and partnerships.

The technology platform is a WordPress-based web ecosystem at ican4all.org with three primary patient tools (HFS Family Planning Program Eligibility Quiz, Birth Control Options Quiz, Provider Finder directory) plus a provider-facing learning management system (LMS) delivering the TRUER Care curriculum (Trauma-Informed, Respectful, Unconscious Bias Aware, Evidence-based, Reproductive well-being centered), a six-session Community Health Worker course, and multilingual patient education materials in seven languages. Distribution is hybrid: patients enter through self-serve digital tools, are routed to 68 Quality Hub partner facilities (community health centers, family planning clinics, and hospitals) operated by anchors such as Cook County Health, Howard Brown Health, Erie Family Health, Esperanza, PrimeCare, Tapestry 360, Shawnee, Aunt Martha's, VNA, and Greater Family Health, and can alternatively enroll in HFS Family Planning Program coverage through FPPE (a 5-minute verbal application at qualifying providers). Content and training assets are continuously refreshed, with billing/coding job aids published through 2026.

Commercially, ICAN! is a coordinated, grant-funded intermediary: it does not bill patients or providers, but it drives referral volume to its Quality Hub network and standardizes patient experience through TRUER Care training (7,535+ providers trained to date). Strategic positioning emphasizes Reproductive Justice-informed, multilingual, and geographically distributed access, with partnerships spanning state Medicaid (HFS), community health workers (IPHA), and alternative access channels (Midwest Access Coalition vending machines for emergency contraception).

Name

Implementing Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!)

Legal name

Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!)

Website

https://ican4all.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ICAN! is a Chicago-based non-profit that connects Illinois residents to free or low-cost contraceptive and reproductive healthcare through 68 partner Quality Hub providers, while training 7,535+ healthcare and social service workers on its TRUER Care framework and Illinois Medicaid enrollment pathways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Family Planning Centers (621410)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Contraception & Family Planning Telehealth (birth control, counseling, follow-up) (HLALAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Women’s & Family Virtual Care Programs (Payer-Sponsored) (HLALACAJ)

Keywords

• Reproductive health access
• Contraceptive care services
• Health provider training
• Community health navigation
• Patient education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: ICAN! operates as a nonprofit initiative funded through grants and partnerships. The organization does not charge patients for services and is supported by public health funding.
2. Medicaid/Family Planning Program Administration: Partner healthcare providers bill Illinois Medicaid programs (HFS Family Planning Program) for covered services. ICAN! facilitates connections between patients and providers but does not directly bill for services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ICAN! operates a web-based reproductive health access platform that connects Illinois residents to free or low-cost contraceptive care through a network of 68 Quality Hub partner providers. It delivers patient-facing tools (eligibility quizzes, provider finder, multilingual education materials) and provider-facing training programs built around the proprietary TRUER Care framework, all funded through grants and Illinois Medicaid Family Planning Program reimbursements.

Product overview

ICAN! (Illinois Contraceptive Access Now) is a web-based health access platform focused on contraceptive equity in Illinois. The organization does not offer a traditional software product but rather operates a suite of digital tools and educational resources. The core offerings include: an Eligibility Quiz for the HFS Family Planning Program (Illinois Medicaid for Family Planning), a Provider Finder directory connecting users to free/low-cost healthcare providers, a Birth Control Options Quiz for method selection, and a Patient Experience Survey for quality assessment. For healthcare providers, ICAN! offers the TRUER Care Training Curriculum with courses on Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice, routine screening, and patient-centered counseling. The Providing Patient Centered Reproductive Support and Care Course is a six-session training for Community Health Workers, doulas, and midwives. Additional resources include patient handouts (Birth Control Methods Chart, Postpartum Birth Control Chart), clinical tools (Reproductive Well-Being Screening Tool), and provider billing resources (Coding and Billing Job Aid). The platform also maintains a blog (Birth Control Broadcast) for sexual and reproductive health education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ICAN! Eligibility Quiz An online quiz that screens patients for eligibility into the HFS Family Planning Program (Illinois Medicaid for Family Planning), helping users determine if they qualify for free or low-cost birth control coverage. Targeted at Illinois residents seeking affordable contraceptive care.
• Provider Finder A directory tool enabling users to locate free or low-cost healthcare providers offering birth control services throughout Illinois, with filtering by location and provider type.
• Birth Control Options Quiz An interactive online quiz that helps users explore and identify birth control methods that may suit their needs and lifestyle preferences.
• TRUER Care Training Curriculum A comprehensive training program for healthcare and social service providers covering Trauma-Informed, Respectful, Unconscious Bias Aware, Evidence-based, and Reproductive well-being centered (TRUER) contraceptive care, including courses on Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice, routine screening, and patient-centered counseling.
• Providing Patient Centered Reproductive Support and Care Course A six-session training program for Community Health Workers (CHWs), doulas, and certified nurse midwives on integrating Reproductive Justice-informed techniques to screen clients for reproductive well-being, educate on coverage options, and connect community members to person-centered sexual and reproductive health services.
• Recommend a Health Center Tool An online referral tool used by social service providers to connect clients to coverage and care at health centers near them, with follow-up confirmation of care delivery.
• Patient Experience Survey A feedback mechanism allowing patients to share their experiences at healthcare centers, used by ICAN! to assess and improve quality of care at partner providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68 Partner Quality Hub locations throughout Illinois
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Howard Brown HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoward Brown Health is a key ICAN! Quality Hub partner, providing LGBTQ+-affirming contraceptive care and HIV prevention services (PrEP/PEP) at multiple Chicago locations. ICAN! features Howard Brown locations in its provider finder and refers patients seeking queer-friendly care to Howard Brown facilities.
• Erie Family Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErie Family Health Center operates as a Quality Hub provider offering comprehensive contraceptive care services. Erie serves diverse Chicago communities including a dedicated Teen Center for young adult healthcare access.
• Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICAN! works closely with Illinois HFS to promote the Family Planning Program (FPP) and Family Planning Presumptive Eligibility (FPPE), helping residents enroll in Medicaid coverage for contraceptive care.
• Cook County HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCook County Health serves as a Quality Hub provider offering family planning services at Stroger Hospital and North Riverside Health Center, providing access to care for underserved Cook County residents.
• PrimeCare Community HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimeCare operates multiple Quality Hub locations across Chicago neighborhoods (Hamlin, Young Family, Fullerton, Belmont Cragin, West Town, Wicker Park, Northwest) providing contraceptive care services.
• Tapestry 360 HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTapestry 360 Health (formerly Heartland Alliance Health) provides Quality Hub services at multiple suburban Chicago locations including Skokie, Lincoln Square, Lakeview, Devon, Albany Park, and Wilson, expanding access to contraceptive care in underserved areas.
• Shawnee Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShawnee Health Services operates Quality Hub locations in Southern Illinois (Marion, Carterville, Carbondale, Murphysboro), addressing contraceptive access gaps in rural downstate communities.
• Esperanza Health CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEsperanza Health Centers provides Quality Hub contraceptive care at multiple Chicago locations including 63rd Street, Brighton Park North and South, Marquette, Little Village, and California, serving primarily Latino communities.
• Friend HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriend Health operates Quality Hub locations (Pulaski, Western, Ashland, Cottage Grove) offering contraceptive care services to underserved Chicago communities.
• Aunt Martha's Community Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAunt Martha's operates multiple Quality Hub locations throughout Illinois including Woodstock, Vermillion Area, Southeast Side, South Holland, Rockford, Hazel Crest, East Joliet, Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights, Carpentersville, and Aurora, expanding access across diverse Illinois communities.
• Greater Family HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreater Family Health provides Quality Hub services at multiple locations including Sycamore, McHenry, Franklin Park, Elgin, and Palatine, serving suburban and rural communities north of Chicago.
• VNA Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVNA Health Care operates Quality Hub locations in the Chicago suburbs including Elgin, Joliet, Bolingbrook, and two Aurora locations, providing contraceptive care access in the collar county region.
• Promise HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromise Healthcare provides Quality Hub services in Urbana-Champaign area (Urbana and Frances Nelson locations), addressing contraceptive access needs in Central Illinois.
• Chicago Family Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChicago Family Health Center operates Quality Hub locations in Chicago's South Side neighborhoods including Chicago Lawn, Pullman, Roseland, and South Chicago, serving underserved urban communities.
• Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIPHA is listed as a connection type for ICAN! newsletter recipients and is referenced as a community health workers partner organization.
• Midwest Access CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMidwest Access Coalition partners with ICAN! to provide free emergency contraception through vending machines in Chicago, subject to availability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Planned Parenthood of Illinois: Planned Parenthood of Illinois is a direct peer operating as a leading provider of contraceptive and reproductive health services across Illinois. Both organizations focus on expanding access to free/low-cost birth control through a statewide provider footprint and Medicaid-aligned billing, with overlapping target populations and quality hub-style facility networks.
• Power to Decide: Power to Decide is a national non-profit focused on contraceptive access and information, operating the Bedsider platform for birth control decision support. It is comparable to ICAN! in mission and educational content delivery but operates nationally without a state-level Quality Hub provider network.
• Upstream USA: Upstream USA is a non-profit that trains healthcare providers and transforms health centers to deliver patient-centered contraceptive care. It is highly comparable to ICAN!'s provider training and Quality Hub model and operates in multiple states with similar public-health funding structures.
• Nurx: Nurx is a direct-to-patient telehealth platform offering online contraceptive prescribing and delivery. While for-profit and national in scope, it competes for the same end user (someone seeking convenient, affordable birth control) and represents a digital alternative to ICAN!'s provider-referral navigation model.
• Maven Clinic: Maven Clinic is a virtual women's and family health platform offering contraception, fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum care via telehealth. It overlaps with ICAN!'s maternal and family planning focus and represents a more capital-backed digital alternative for the same Illinois patient base.
• The Pill Club: The Pill Club is a telehealth contraceptive delivery company offering online consultations, prescriptions, and home delivery of birth control. It targets the same patient need (convenient, affordable contraception) and competes with ICAN!'s navigation tools for patient mindshare.

Others

• National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA): NFPRHA is a national membership organization supporting the family planning provider safety net, including Title X-funded clinics. ICAN! is comparable as an ecosystem participant supporting family planning providers, though NFPRHA operates as an industry association rather than a service-delivery non-profit.
• Guttmacher Institute: Guttmacher Institute is a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health. It is comparable to ICAN! in the reproductive health/justice domain but functions as a think tank providing data and policy analysis rather than direct patient services or provider training.
• AllianceChicago: AllianceChicago is a health center-controlled network and the apparent operational parent/backbone for ICAN!, based on shared email domains and Terms of Use. It is comparable as a federally qualified health center network support organization serving Illinois community health centers.

Emerging players

• All Options: All Options is a non-profit providing pregnancy and parenting decision support via a talkline and educational resources. It is comparable to ICAN! in its reproductive justice-informed approach to patient education, though its service model is more counseling-focused than provider-network-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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Funding rounds

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