Women's Health Policy Goals Addressed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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KEY: Yes=Affordable Care Act has a provision which directly addresses the policy; Partial=Affordable Care Act has a provision which either potentially addresses the policy, or addresses it in some way; No=Affordable Care Act does not address the policy |
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Womens Access to Health Care Services |
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Access to Health Insurance and Services |
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| Medicaid Eligibility by Income |
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| Pregnant Women | Yes | ||
| Working Parents | Yes | ||
| Aged & Disabled | Yes | ||
| Methods to Expand Medicaid Enrollment |
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| Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women | Partial | ||
| Mail-In Application | Partial | ||
| Asset Test for Parents | Yes | ||
| Gender Rating | |||
| Gender Rating in the Individual Health Insurance Market |
Yes | ||
| Gender Rating in the Group Health Insurance Market | Partial |
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| Other | |||
| Public Insurance for Childless Adults |
Yes | ||
| Regulation of Insurance for Individual Coverage |
Yes | ||
| Linguistic Access |
Partial | ||
Access to Specific Services |
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| Pharmaceutical | |||
| Medicaid Prescription Number Limits* |
Partial | ||
| Medicaid Prescription Co-payment |
Partial | ||
| AIDS Drug Assistance Program |
No | ||
| Long-Term Care |
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| Ombuds Staffing Levels |
No | ||
| Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment |
Partial | ||
| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health Parity |
Yes | ||
| Eating Disorder Parity* |
Partial | ||
| Depression Parity* |
Partial | ||
| Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment |
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| Medicaid Coverage |
Partial | ||
| Breast Reconstruction Surgery* |
Partial | ||
| Mastectomy Hospital Stays* |
Partial | ||
| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive Coverage* |
Partial | ||
| Access to Emergency Contraception* |
Partial | ||
| Medicaid Waiver |
Partial | ||
| Infertility Treatment Coverage* |
Partial | ||
| Pharmacy Refusals |
No | ||
| Abortion Access |
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| Clinic Access |
No | ||
| Private Insurance Coverage of Abortion |
Partial | ||
| Parental Consent/Notification |
No | ||
| Waiting Periods and Counseling Requirements |
No | ||
| Public Funding |
No | ||
| Broad Refusals to Provide Reproductive Care |
Partial | ||
| Other | |||
| Maternity Care |
Yes | ||
| Diabetes-Related Services* |
Partial | ||
| Domestic Violence Training for Providers** |
Partial | ||
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Family and Medical Support | ||
| Family & Medical Leave |
No | ||
| Temporary Disability Insurance |
No |
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| Patients' Protections in Managed Care |
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| Direct Access to OB-GYN |
Yes | ||
| Clinical Trials |
Yes | ||
| External Review |
Yes | ||
Addressing Wellness and Prevention |
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Screening and Coverage Mandates |
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| Pap Smear |
Yes | ||
| Chlamydia Screening |
Yes | ||
| Mammogram | Yes | ||
| Osteoporosis Screening |
Yes | ||
| Colorectal Cancer Screening |
Yes | ||
Prevention |
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| Nutrition | |||
| Food Stamp Outreach |
No | ||
| Food Stamp Nutrition Education** |
Partial | ||
| Smoking | |||
| Medicaid Smoking Cessation Coverage | Partial | ||
| Tobacco Sales Rate to Minors | No | ||
| Excise Tax | No | ||
| State Funding for Tobacco Prevention** | Partial | ||
| Other | |||
| Excercise** | Partial | ||
| Arthritis Program | No | ||
| Maternal Mortality Review | No | ||
| Sexuality Education in Public Schools | Partial | ||
| STD/HIV Education in Public Schools | Partial | ||
| Rejection of Abstinence-Only Funds | Partial | ||
Living in a Healthy Community |
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| Economic Security | |||
| Child Support Pass-Through | No | ||
| Child Support Collection | No | ||
| State Supplement of SSI Grant | No | ||
| Minimum Wage | No | ||
| Anti-Discrimination | |||
| Domestic Violence in Insurance | Partial | ||
| Sexual Orientation in Employment | No | ||
| Genetic | Partial | ||
| Gun Control | |||
| Waiting Period/Licensing | No | ||
| Safe Storage and Locks | No | ||
| Restrictions on Carrying Concealed Weapons | No | ||
Notes:
*It is not yet clear whether these health benefit-related policy goals will be fully addressed by the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2014, new health plans sold to individuals and small businesses will be required to cover a package of "essential health benefits." The law lists ten broad categories of services that will be among the essential benefits, but the package will be further defined in the coming year by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**The Affordable Care Act includes funding for prevention and health promotion activities that may be used to address these policy goals.
