The Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision and Unintended Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT: Background: Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are considered unintended (mistimed or unwanted), and this rate is even higher among younger and lower income women. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent coverage provision may have influenced the frequency of unintended pregnancies by increasing accessibility to and affordability of family planning services among young adults. Furthermore, the impact of this provision may differ by young adult income level as those with lower income are less likely to be insured and thus more likely to benefit from this provision. Our objective was to estimate the association between the ACA dependent coverage provision and unintended pregnancy, overall, and by young adult income level. Methods: We applied a dif

SUBMITTER: MacCallum-Bridges CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491967 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature