کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6179451 1253406 2016 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Inequity between male and female coverage in state infertility laws
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
نابرابری بین پوشش مردان و زنان در قوانین ناباروری دولتی
کلمات کلیدی
ناباروری، بیمه، سیاست بهداشتی، جنسیت، ماموریت های دولت،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo analyze state insurance laws mandating coverage for male factor infertility and identify possible inequities between male and female coverage in state insurance laws.DesignWe identified states with laws or codes related to infertility insurance coverage using the National Conference of States Legislatures' and the National Infertility Association's websites. We performed a primary, systematic analysis of the laws or codes to specifically identify coverage for male factor infertility services.SettingNot applicable.Patient(s)Not applicable.Intervention(s)Not applicable.Main Outcome Measure(s)The presence or absence of language in state insurance laws mandating coverage for male factor infertility care.Result(s)There are 15 states with laws mandating insurance coverage for female factor infertility. Only eight of those states (California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia) have mandates for male factor infertility evaluation or treatment. Insurance coverage for male factor infertility is most specific in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, yet significant differences exist in the male factor policies in all eight states. Three states (Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York) exempt coverage for vasectomy reversal.Conclusion(s)Despite national recommendations that male and female partners begin infertility evaluations together, only 8 of 15 states with laws mandating infertility coverage include coverage for the male partner. Excluding men from infertility coverage places an undue burden on female partners and risks missing opportunities to diagnose serious male health conditions, correct reversible causes of infertility, and provide cost-effective treatments that can downgrade the intensity of intervention required to achieve a pregnancy.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Fertility and Sterility - Volume 105, Issue 6, June 2016, Pages 1519-1522
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