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Disparities in access to infertility services in a state with mandated insurance coverage

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Jain, Tarun, Hornstein, Mark D.·2005·Fertility and Sterility

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The objective of our study was to examine the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of patients accessing infertility services in a state (Massachusetts) with mandated and comprehensive insurance coverage for such services. Even in a state with such insurance coverage, disparities in access to infertility services exist, with the majority of individuals accessing those services being Caucasian, highly educated, and wealthy.

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  • Women who seek a medical evaluation for infertility differ from women who do not on important demographic, lifestyle, and access factors.

    “Since women who seek a medical evaluation for infertility differ from those women who do not on important demographic, lifestyle, and access factors (Farland, under review for publication) (10–18) additional analyses of infertility type were conducted using male factor infertility as the reference group.”

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Authors
Jain, T., & Hornstein, M. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Chicago (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Jain, Tarun
Venue
Fertility and Sterility
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-07
Volume
84
Issue
1
Pages
221-223
ISSN
0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2014712831
Cited by
210
References
14
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
Keywords
infertility services, health care access, health care disparities, compulsory insurance, health insurance mandates, socioeconomic status, demographic factors, Massachusetts
MeSH terms
Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Infertility, Female, Insurance, Health, Massachusetts, Socioeconomic Factors, Chi-Square Distribution, Insurance Coverage

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