Denying postpartum sterilization to women with Emergency Medicaid does not reduce hospital charges

Contraception

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Rodriguez, Maria Isabel ^a   Edelman, Alison ^a   Wallace, Neal ^b   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive policy; Emergency Medicaid; Female sterilization; Immigrants; Oregon; Underinsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PUERPERIUM; REIMBURSEMENT; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48649103564     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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