Medicaid Family Planning Expansions and Related Preventive Care.

• Autores: Laura R. Wherry
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 103, Nº. 9, 2013, págs. 1577-1578
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • I examined the impact of state expansions in eligibility for Medicaid family planning services on the utilization of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, clinical breast examinations, HIV testing, and routine doctor check-ups among women aged 21 to 44 years using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1993-2009). Using a natural experiment approach, I found significant increases in Pap tests and clinical breast examinations among women eligible for services under the expansions but no significant change in HIV testing or routine doctor check-ups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]