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August 2004, Vol 94, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1330-1332
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The Benefit of Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives in a Population-Based Sample

Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, Marcia Weaver, PhD, David Lockhart, BA and Lori Bielinski, LMP

Ann Kurth is with Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle. Marcia Weaver is with the Department of Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle. David Lockhart is with the University of Washington Center for AIDS & STD, Seattle. Lori Bielinski is with the Washington State Chiropractic Association, Olympia.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, UW School of Nursing, Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195-7266 (e-mail: akurth{at}u.washington.edu).

This study estimated the value of contraceptives, through a random-digit-dialed survey of willingness to pay for health insurance coverage of contraceptives among 659 Washington State adults. People valued contraceptives at 5 times the actuarial cost; in general, women and reproductive-aged persons were willing to pay more, but low-income men highly valued contraceptives. Most respondents (85%) said that contraceptives should be covered by health insurance plans. The full benefit of contraceptives exceeds their cost.




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