Open AccessProjecting the Unmet Need and Costs for Contraception Services After the Affordable Care Act
Author(s) -
Euna M. August,
Erika Steinmetz,
Loretta Gavin,
María I. Rivera,
Karen Pazol,
Susan Moskosky,
Tasmeen S. Weik,
Leighton Ku
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302928
Subject(s) - medicaid , family planning , poverty , patient protection and affordable care act , unintended pregnancy , business , national survey of family growth , confidentiality , health insurance , environmental health , medicine , population , health care , economic growth , political science , economics , law , research methodology
We estimated the number of women of reproductive age in need who would gain coverage for contraceptive services after implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the extent to which there would remain a need for publicly funded programs that provide contraceptive services, and how that need would vary on the basis of state Medicaid expansion decisions.