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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDalton VK, Moniz MH, Bailey MJ
Trends in birth rates after elimination of cost sharing for contraception by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Researchers evaluated changes in birth rates by income level among commercially insured women before (2008-2013) and after (2014-2018) the elimination of cost sharing for contraception under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The analytic sample included over 4.5 million women enrolled in 47,721 health plans. In this cross-sectional study, the researchers found that the elimination of cost sharing for contraception under the ACA was associated with improvements in contraceptive method prescription fills and a decrease in births among commercially insured women. Women with low income had more precipitous decreases than women with higher income, suggesting that enhanced access to contraception may address well-documented income-related disparities in unintended birth rates.
AHRQ-funded; HS025465; HS023784.
Citation: Dalton VK, Moniz MH, Bailey MJ .
Trends in birth rates after elimination of cost sharing for contraception by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2024398. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.24398..
Keywords: Policy, Health Insurance, Women, Healthcare Costs, Pregnancy, Sexual Health
Heisel E, Kolenic GE, Moniz MM
Intrauterine device insertion before and after mandated health care coverage: the importance of baseline costs.
This study evaluated changes in out-of-pocket cost for intrauterine device (IUD) placement before and after mandated coverage of contraceptive services and examined how changes in out-of-pocket cost influenced IUD insertion as a function of baseline cost. It concluded that women in plans with the greatest reduction in out-of-pocket cost after mandated coverage of contraception had the greatest gains in IUD insertion.
AHRQ-funded; HS023784.
Citation: Heisel E, Kolenic GE, Moniz MM .
Intrauterine device insertion before and after mandated health care coverage: the importance of baseline costs.
Obstet Gynecol 2018 May;131(5):843-49. doi: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002567.
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Keywords: Sexual Health, Women, Policy, Healthcare Costs