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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMoniz MH, Peahl AF, Fendrick AM
Cost sharing, postpartum contraceptive use, and short interpregnancy interval rates among commercially insured women.
This study compared postpartum contraceptive use among women who had high, low, or no cost sharing for different types of contraception. The authors conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of commercially insured women undergoing childbirth from 2014 to 2018 using Optum's (Eden Prairie, MN) de-identified Clinformatics Data Mart database. The women were included if they had continuous enrollment for 12 months postpartum. Among 25,298 plans with cost sharing data, 172,941 women were identified, including 47.7% with no cost sharing, 13.1% in low cost sharing, and 39.2% in high cost sharing plans. Women in no cost sharing plans had a higher predicted probability of using long-acting reversible contraceptives and a lower predicted probability of no prescription method use than those in low or high cost sharing plans. There was no difference in short interpregnancy intervals between the plan cost sharing types.
AHRQ-funded; HS025465.
Citation: Moniz MH, Peahl AF, Fendrick AM .
Cost sharing, postpartum contraceptive use, and short interpregnancy interval rates among commercially insured women.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Mar;224(3):282.e1-82.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.109..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Women, Health Insurance, Access to Care, Sexual Health
Hatch B, Hoopes M, Darney BG
Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on receipt of women's preventive services in Community Health Centers in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
Researchers assessed whether ACA implementation and Medicaid expansion were followed by greater receipt of recommended preventive services among women and girls in a large network of community health centers. Data was collected from electronic health records in 14 states. The researchers found that among female patients at community health centers, receipt of recommended preventive care improved after ACA implementation in both Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states, although the overall rates remained low. They recommended continued support to overcome barriers to preventive care in this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS025155.
Citation: Hatch B, Hoopes M, Darney BG .
Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on receipt of women's preventive services in Community Health Centers in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
Womens Health Issues 2021 Jan-Feb;31(1):9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.08.011..
Keywords: Cancer, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Uninsured, Access to Care, Policy, Cancer: Cervical Cancer, Prevention, Women, Healthcare Utilization