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Have you administered the initial dose of Gardasil, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, to a young woman with private insurance, only to later discover that her policy does not cover vaccine reimbursement?
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Circle the dates on your calendar for Reproductive Health 2008, the annual meeting for the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Society of Family Planning. The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 17-20 in Washington, DC.
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With high and rising levels of uninsurance and health care costs, federal and state policy-makers have taken note.
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Research is eyeing an oral contraceptive (OC) formulation with a new progestin: dienogest. Results of an efficacy trial, presented at the 2008 Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), indicate the formulation is effective, safe, and well tolerated.
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The next patient in your office is a 25-year-old mother of two. She's using oral contraceptives (OCs) for birth control, but when you ask her about her method use, she admits she's having problems remembering to take her daily pill.
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With recent findings that 4% of young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States are infected with chlamydia, public health officials are stepping up efforts to screen more adolescent girls for the sexually transmitted disease (STD).
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A 16-bed observation unit has increased bed capacity and improved patient flow at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, MI.
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Policies, laws, regulations, and health care reform proposals in five statesCalifornia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washingtonare moving those states toward universal health coverage and also are addressing other innovative strategies such as improving health care provider diversity, distribution, and cultural competence.
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The battle between Congress and the Bush administration over SCHIP expansion is less about the technical aspects of the proposal and more about a fundamental difference on the role of government in organizing and overseeing the health care marketplace.
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There are great differences among states in the quality of health care children receive along with their access to care, family insurance premiums, equity, and the potential to lead long, healthy, and productive lives.