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Title: Explaining Income-Related Disparities in Pap Smear Utilization: A regression-based decomposition analysis of differences in Pap smear utilization following implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2017
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Abstract: Despite a wealth of evidence showing the benefits of appropriate use of preventive health services, less than half of women in a 2010 survey had met their recommended use of preventive screenings and services (McMorrow, Kenney, and Goin, 2014; IOM, 2011). A key factor associated with reduced use of some preventive services is a lack of health insurance (Rezayatmand, Pavlova, and Groot, 2012). Therefore, improving access to health care and emphasizing prevention were timely focuses of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. These goals were addressed by increasing health insurance coverage and coverage generosity, particularly through the possibility of states expanding their Medicaid program eligibility to adults up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); 32 states including the District of Columbia adopted Medicaid expansions as of January 2017 (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2017). Additionally, the ACA’s Federal subsidies were available for those with incomes up to 400% of the FPL to purchase coverage in the health insurance exchanges (McMorrow, Kenney, and Goin, 2014). Along with these changes in insurance coverage, the ACA . . .
Url: https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/umapmt/265600.html
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Authors: Arndt, Breanna J.
Institution: University of Minnesota
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Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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