Where are They from and How Far Must They Go? Examining Location and Travel Distance in U.S. Abortion Fund Patients
| Autor: | Greer Hamilton, Gretchen E. Ely, Eugene Maguin, Travis W. Hales, D. Lynn Jackson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Economic growth 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine 030505 public health Social Psychology Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Secondary data Dermatology Abortion Gender Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reproductive Medicine Geographic origin medicine Business Private insurance 0305 other medical science Medicaid health care economics and organizations reproductive and urinary physiology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sexual Health. 29:313-324 |
| ISSN: | 1931-762X 1931-7611 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19317611.2017.1316809 |
| Popis: | The current study examines a secondary data analysis of 3,452 administrative cases from a national abortion fund representing patients who received pledges for financial assistance to pay for an abortion from 2010 to 2015 in the United States, where abortion costs are not covered under federal public health programs. Case data were analyzed to assess patients' geographic origin, and whether or not cases were more likely to originate from states with Medicaid and private insurance restrictions. The anticipated travel distance to the provider and whether or not travel distances had been increasing over time were also examined. Results indicate that the majority of pledges are made to residents of the South, Midwest, states without expanded Medicaid access to abortion, and states that have private insurance restrictions on abortion coverage. Results further indicate that those who receive funding pledges anticipated traveling approximately 225 kilometers (140 miles) on average to access the abortion.... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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