Interactive Session - Health Disparities Special Interest Group - Healthcare Reform: Is it Good Medicine for All Women?

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Healthcare Reform: Is it Good Medicine for All Women?

Needs Assessment and Description
Under the 2010 United States’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) 45.1 million women–including 20.4 million with private insurance and 24.7 million with Medicare–can receive recommended preventive services with no cost-sharing. Over 19 million women ages 18-64 in the United States are uninsured. Of the 19 million women who are uninsured today, just over half will qualify for Medicaid and just over one-third will qualify for coverage and subsidy assistance through the healthcare exchange. The ACA offers additional services specific to women. Several social determinants make women more likely to be uninsured or underinsured. Women are more likely to be low-income, they earn less than men for the same work and they are more likely to report costs as a barrier to care. ACA preventive benefits and the broad list of benefits are important to women because they are particularly sensitive to the impact of costs on access to care. This live course will enable healthcare providers to understand what these changes mean to their practice of medicine in order to provide better care to women.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: 

1. Discuss the impact of ACA on women’s health. 
2. Identify key elements included or not included in ACA. 
3. Discuss specific issues related to reproductive health.

ACGME Competency
Systems-based Practice

TEST QUESTION:
Which of the following is a current or future element of the Affordable Care Act? 

1. Human papillomavirus DNA testing for all women without cost sharing. 
2. Preventive services including well-woman visits and contraception covered without cost sharing. 
3. Pre-existing condition exemption for private health insurers. 
4. Full coverage of insurance premiums beginning in 2014.