Implementation of state health insurance benefit mandates for cancer-related fertility preservation: following policy through a complex system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A myriad of federal, state, and organizational policies are designed to improve access to evidence-based healthcare, but the impact of these policies likely varies due to contextual determinants of, reinterpretations of, and poor compliance with policy requirements throughout implementation. Strategies enhancing implementation and compliance with policy intent can improve population health. Critically assessing the multi-level environments where health policies and their related health services are implemented is essential to designing effective policy-level implementation strategies. California passed a 2019 health insurance benefit mandate requiring coverage of fertility preservation services for individuals at risk of infertility due to medical treatments, in order to

SUBMITTER: Su HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870606 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature