Medicaid and managed care: meeting the reproductive health needs of low-income women.
State Medicaid programs have increasingly turned to managed care with hopes of controlling spending while improving access to care. The move to managed care has significant implications for the provision of reproductive health services--family planning, abortion, sterilization, sexually transmitted diseases, and maternity care. However, the delivery of reproductive health services in a Medicaid managed care environment is wrought with many difficulties. The complexity inherent in Medicaid policy, the changing world of managed care, and the health and social needs of the Medicaid population are compounded by the sensitive nature of reproductive health needs.
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*