The Women Of The Care Act Of 2010

A total of 730,322 abortions were reported from the Centers for Disease Control in 2011. This could easily be resolved with proper usage of birth control. But the fact of the matter is that only 62% of women are actually using proper birth control, now this may seem like a lot of women, but there is 158.6 million women in the United States alone so 58.5 million are currently not on any birth control which is a huge amount of women. Birth control needs to be free and accessible, because the benefits of having women on birth control easily outweigh any of the cons that may come. My goal for this paper is to talk about the pros of having free and accessible birth control, which would be lower abortion rate, lower teenage pregnancy rate, and the many health benefits. I will also touch on the opposing side of this argument, which will be that, it will be too expensive, that abstinence is key, and that if birth control became free and accessible women would no longer go the doctor.

The limits of this proposal will encompass women between the ages of 18-64 living in the El Paso area. Language in legislation restricting reproductive health care is specifically targeted at women, so they will be the focus of this study. The Texas “Healthy Texas Women” Program defines women of reproductive age as women 18-64 (Texas Health and Human Services, n.d.). This standard will be used because “Healthy Texas Women” is the state Medicaid Program for women’s health, and was greatly impacted by funding cuts (White et al., 2012). The services provided by “Healthy Texas Women” also create a standard of reproductive care.

Of the number of women who obtain contraception care at clinics, more than one-third of them use Planned Parenthood (Marcus). With the removal of these services, there would be a drastic increase in the number of unplanned pregnancies. Each year, Planned Parenthood prevents an estimated 516,000 unexpected pregnancies (Strickland). Not only would the number of unplanned pregnancies increase, but the awareness of sexual education would decrease, as Planned Parenthood provides sex education to 1.5 million people each year (Strickland). While it is easy to assume that women would be able to get access elsewhere, it is simply not feasible. The magnitude at which Planned Parenthood extends its services would not easily be matched. The inability to provide contraception to the women who would go unprovided would create a detrimental problem in the government that is trying to defund the

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its mandate regarding contraception has been the center of contention since the United States Supreme Court decided to go forward with the case in 2013. The initial mandate in question instructed establishments to include and or make available all forms of contraception. Additionally, the employee’s individual health care plan was to provide the contraception at no cost so as not to impose an additional burden. Then again, particular forms of birth control conflict with the beliefs of many of the for-profit corporations represented in the case. However, some corporations have voiced

The fertility rate is an important factor when evaluating the health of the public. Despite the United States having one of the best healthcare systems in the world, approximately 13% of women between the age of 18 & 44 have trouble conceiving. Although the US has implemented the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a landmark policy, assisting millions of Americans in obtaining health insurance, unless altered, the policy could hurt the 3 out of 20 women who struggle with infertility. After evaluating the core essential benefits of the Affordable Care Act, the views of stakeholders, and the state mandates, an easy solution can be established to assist those suffering from impaired fecundity.

Each year in the United States over 45% of pregnancies are unintended, many of these occur in young adults (Manlove, Welti, Wildsmith, & Barry, 2014; Curtis et al., 2016). In addition to the already high percentage of unintended pregnancies, women who have had one unintended pregnancy are at an even greater risk for another pregnancy making contraceptives highly important for these women (Yu & Hu, 2013). Contraceptives for women are important in order to

Debates are ongoing in the United States as more laws and restrictions are implemented on reproductive care. In 2014 there was a heated debate on whether there should be a mandated coverage for birth control on health insurance plans. According to a survey by the University of Michigan Health System, 69% of adults in the United States support this requirement in health insurance plans and the people who oppose this requirement is less than 10%. There have been other laws made by states recently that are affecting birth control and abortions. For example, a regulation implemented by the Iowa Board of Medicine requires a physician to be physically present when providing a medication abortion; therefore, affecting patients that live in rural area and can not go to the clinics. Such laws on reproductive health care, specifically birth control and abortions, are affecting the access and choices women have. Laws are created to protect rights and choices; therefore, these laws should be created with the intention of protecting women’s rights and choices not hindering them.

Making health care more accessible and affordable is one of the most important issues facing our country. Planned Parenthood’s health centers are an integral part of health care safety net. Many women, including the majority of Planned Parenthood patients, do not have a general practitioner and rely on their reproductive health care provider as their primary source of health care. Through this relationship, women have access to a broad range of reproductive health care services that promote and protect their general health and well-being.

One of the most influential legislations is The Health and Social Care Act 2008 this is to ensure that outcome based practiced is followed. Some examples are care and protection of vulnerable adults, safeguarding and respect and dignity. These outcomes are also covered in Meadows Sands policies and procedures and are governed and enforced by the CQC (Care Quality Commission) the purpose of these is to ensure all residents, families and staff are regardless of age, colour, creed or sexuality should be treated in the same way. This should promote equal opportunities and encourage all to take an active role and responsibility in their own lives and care needs. This gives them a positive outlook on having achievable goals to make changes.

Women who had engaged in intercourse with a man in the last 30 days were asked if they or their partner had used any of five barrier or coital-dependent methods (withdrawal, condoms, natural family planning, spermicide or some other barrier) (Bearak & Jones, 2017). In the 2015 survey, questions were asked intended to examine the potential impact of health insurance coverage and contraceptive copays (Bearak & Jones, 2017). Women without health insurance were asked, “If I had health insurance it would be easier for me to a) afford and use birth control b) choose a better birth control method for me, c) use my birth control method consistently” (Bearak & Jones, 2017). Women with health insurance who used a hormonal method, but reported having a copay were asked, “If I did not have to pay for this method it would help me to” and provided with the same follow-up options and, finally, women using hormonal methods and having no copay were asked, “Not having to pay anything out-of-pocket for my birth control method has helped me to” and also provided with the same response categories Bearak & Jones, 2017).

In 2011, 2.8 millions of 6.1 million pregnancies were unintended in the United States and 18% are unwanted (“Guttmatcher Institute”). Ending the common sex education teachings of abstinence as the key to not get pregnant, but not going into detail about other contraceptives can cause unexpected and unwanted pregnancies. Though this is not a direct policy change, it can contribute to decrease abortion rates that antiabortion states do intend to implement.

Background: the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is a federal health reform bill, requires most public and private health plans to provide a minimum coverage of women’s preventive healthcare services with no cost sharing.1 Therefore, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) was commissioned to review what preventive services are essential for women’s health and welfare and consequently should be considered in the development of guidelines for women’s preventive services.2 According to the IOM recommendations, all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient counseling and education must be covered for all women with reproductive capability without having to pay a co-insurance, co-payment or a deductible. The covered

Contraception services are known to be expensive and many women in the United States depend on their employer to have access to contraception services. The Protection Patient and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) created by the Obama administration aimed at making birth control benefits accessible to as many women in the U.S. With Barack Obama’s presidency at an end and Donald Trump as the newly elected president of the United States, women under the Obamacare program now risk losing access to birth control benefits due to the Trump administration draft rule which now allows basically any employer to file a religious exemption from the mandate. This is the first step at dismantling the Affordable Care Act mandate that has saved

The refusal of some health insurers to include contraceptives as a part of an insurance plan for women is one of the most contentious disagreements in the health insurance industry. Insurance plans today cover a variety of prescription drugs, however some still do not approve of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices. More than half of U.S. states insurance policies require that other prescription drugs along with the FDA approved contraceptive drugs and devices be included on their health care plans, as well as any related medical services. These services entitle, annual visits for womens recommended preventive care and services. Although depending on individual state policies, some states allow employers or insurers to refuse

Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), our health care system has undergone a transformation to be inclusive of every American’s health care needs. In particular, ACA has dramatically increased contraceptive coverage for women. Under the ACA’s contraceptive coverage guarantee, also known as contraceptive coverage mandate, all private health plans in the United States must cover at least one form of contraception in each of the of the 18 methods as identified in the Food and Drug Administration’s(FDA) Birth Control Guide for women (citation2). In addition, Insures most provided this coverage without copayments, deductibles, or out-of-pocket costs. Unfortunately, due to the wording of preventive care services in ACA legislation,