Chuang Cynthia H, Mitchell Julie L, Velott Diana L, Legro Richard S, Lehman Erik B, Confer Lindsay, Weisman Carol S
Cynthia H. Chuang is with the Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA. Julie L. Mitchell is with the Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine. Diana L. Velott, Erik B. Lehman, Lindsay Confer, and Carol S. Weisman are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine. Richard S. Legro is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Nov;105 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):S713-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302829. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates that there be no out-of-pocket cost for Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods. Among 987 privately insured reproductive aged Pennsylvania women, fewer than 5% were aware that their insurance covered tubal sterilization, and only 11% were aware that they had full coverage for an intrauterine device. For the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate to affect effective contraception use and reduce unintended pregnancies, public awareness of the expanded benefits is essential.
《患者保护与平价医疗法案》规定,对于美国食品药品监督管理局批准的避孕方法,不得有自付费用。在宾夕法尼亚州987名有私人保险的育龄妇女中,不到5%的人知道她们的保险涵盖输卵管绝育术,只有11%的人知道她们对宫内节育器有全额保险。为使《平价医疗法案》的避孕保险规定影响有效避孕措施的使用并减少意外怀孕,公众对扩大福利的认识至关重要。