Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps
2011

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Women suffer disproportionate rates of chronic disease and disability from some conditions, and often have high out-of-pocket health care costs. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) provides the United States with an opportunity to reduce existing health disparities by providing an unprecedented level of population health care coverage. The expansion of coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and the new standards for coverage of preventive services that are included in the ACA can potentially improve the health and well-being of individuals across the United States. Women in particular stand to benefit from these additional preventive health services.

Clinical Preventive Services for Women reviews the preventive services that are important to women's health and well-being. It recommends that eight preventive health services for women be added to the services that health plans will cover at no cost. The recommendations are based on a review of existing guidelines and an assessment of the evidence on the effectiveness of different preventive services. The services include improved screening for cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and gestational diabetes; a fuller range of contraceptive education, counseling, methods, and services; services for pregnant women; at least one well-woman preventive care visit annually; and screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence, among others.

Clinical Preventive Services for Women identifies critical gaps in preventive services for women as well as measures that will further ensure optimal health and well-being. It can serve as a comprehensive guide for federal government agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; state and local government agencies; policy makers; health care professionals; caregivers, and researchers.

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249 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-21538-2
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-21539-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/13181

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Institute of Medicine. 2011. Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xiii
Summary 1-14
1 Introduction 15-28
2 Preventive Services Defined by the ACA 29-46
3 Existing Coverage Practices of National, State, and Private Health Plans 47-66
4 Committee Methodology 67-78
5 Recommendations 79-156
6 Process for Regularly Updating the Recommendations 157-162
7 Findings and Recommendations for Addressing Identified Gaps in Preventive Services for Women 163-168
Appendixes 169-170
Appendix A: Clarifications 171-216
Appendix B: Agendas of Public MeetingsHeld by theCommittee on Preventive Services for Women 217-222
Appendix C: Committee Biographies 223-230
Appendix D Dissent and Response 231-236

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