Women, Reproductive Health, and Health Reform

Factors associated with utilization of reproductive healthcare services among migrant women workers in Chong Qing, China

“…Governments have focused on the issue of women's reproductive health care, but health services still do not meet the needs of certain populations of women, even in high‐resource countries such as the USA [1]. Being the most populous country in the world, China also faces several challenges in terms of providing sufficient healthcare for women.…”

Implementation of Preconception Care for Women With Diabetes

“…Impediments to PCC include limited resources, time constraints, lack of knowledge of clinicians and patients, and difficulty in targeting patients who are planning conception ( 23 , 38 – 40 ). Also, fragmentation of care for women interferes with continuity of care across the life span and is the result of separated reproductive and nonreproductive services in the U.S. health care delivery system ( 41 ).…”

How Obamacare Will Impact Reproductive Health

“…34 In general terms, ACOs are entities that assess per capita fees for providing comprehensive medical care to a large pool of patients. 34,37 These payments are linked to quality improvements, providing an incentive for ACOs to maximize quality and efficiency. 24,27 A central purpose of the ACO is to shift physician payment from a "fee-for-service" to a salary-based employment model.…”

“…33 Although the ACO is clearly being adopted as the future model of choice for Medicare and Medicaid, there are no current mandates directing HESs or private insurers to use ACOs. 37 However, some are critical of certain aspects of the ACO model. The American Hospital Association projects high financial costs associated with the implementation and maintenance of the ACO structure.…”

“…Indeed, some estimates place the number of women currently lacking consistent health care coverage at 19 million. 37 Consequently, the volume of patients seeking evaluation and treatment of these traditionally reimbursed medical conditions is likely to increase. In response to the increased patient volume created by the PPACA, certain REI practices may begin to focus their resources toward treating these noninfertility-based disorders in response to increasing demand.…”