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Association of the US Affordable Care Act-Dependent Coverage Provision With Labor Neuraxial Analgesia Use

Authors :
Guglielminotti, J.
Daw, J.R.
Landau, R.
Friedman, A.M.
Li, G.
Source :
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest; June 2024, Vol. 44 Issue: 2 p69-70, 2p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

(Anesthesiology. 2023;139:274–286)Neuraxial analgesia during labor is both safe and effective and has been associated with a lower risk of severe maternal morbidity. However, utilization is lower in minority groups, who experience a higher risk of severe maternal morbidity. Therefore, it is imperative to increase utilization and access, especially among minority ethnic and racial groups. This study examined the factor of health insurance access, specifically the effect of the Dependent Coverage Provision for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the use of neuraxial analgesia during labor, both in women from minority groups and overall.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0275665X and 15365395
Volume :
44
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs67839745
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0001015948.03186.31