Women’s Health – Page 5 – Policy Prescriptions

The Conception of Coverage

Posted onNovember 29, 2010January 30, 2011AuthorRenée Volny Darko, DO, MBA1 Comment

Contraceptive options for women often vary based on their socioeconomic status. Some of this variance can be explained by the unwillingness of some providers to prescribe intrauterine contraception to low SES women. are well documented. The role of provider bias Continue Reading …

When Politics Trumps Science

Posted onNovember 22, 2010December 7, 2012AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP2 Comments

As happened following the controversial decisions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force on breast cancer screening, another controversy embroils the independent panel regarding prostate screening. A report last month from the Wall Street Journal describes the recent decision Continue Reading …

The Truce Between Choice and Life

Posted onMay 24, 2010December 25, 2010AuthorKameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP

Conservatives argue that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violates the “truce” between pro-choice and pro-life. We recommend a strategy to negotiate a new, longer lasting truce. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, PL 111-148) specifies that Continue Reading …

Same Sex Disparities in Access to Care

Posted onApril 19, 2010December 7, 2012AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP1 Comment

Same-sex couples have a level of access to insurance coverage and health care that is intermediate to that of married and unmarried different-sex couples. The authors of this study analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, a large Continue Reading …

Spillover of Mandated Benefits

Posted onApril 5, 2010January 13, 2014AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP1 Comment

The power to regulate health insurance companies rests with the States, with important exceptions. Federal health programs and ERISA plans are exempt from state regulation.