Forces promoting health insurance coverage of homebirth: A case study in Washington State

Women and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 13-30

  Hartley, Heather ^a   Gasbarro, Christina ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer demand; Cost containment; Health insurance; Health maintenance organization (HMO); Homebirth; Interprofessional competition; Licensed midwives; Physician dominance; State policy; System of professions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LICENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, NURSING SERVICES; INTERVIEWS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MEDICAID; NURSE MIDWIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036931166     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v36n03_02     Document Type: Article

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