Association of State Funding for Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care With Use of Contraception Among Latina Patients and Non-Latina Patients in Oregon.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are well-documented racial and ethnic disparities in effective contraceptive use due to multiple factors. A key contributor may be differential insurance coverage and patient costs. The Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), enacted in 2017, ensures full coverage of reproductive health care without cost sharing for all Oregonians with low income.

Objective

To assess whether removing financial barriers to accessing contraceptive care is associated with an improvement in use of moderately and highly effective contraceptive methods among Latina women compared with non-Latina women.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included women aged 12 to 51 years who sought contraceptive care in the Oregon Health Authority Reproductive Health

SUBMITTER: Cohen MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10383011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature