252059 Health care reform: Expanding women's health care access

Saturday, June 25, 2011 : 8:50 AM

Emily Stewart, BA , Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Washington, DC
     
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act will boast enormous opportunities for-as well as significant challenges to-improving women's ability to get the health insurance coverage and health care access they need. Now more than ever, our nation is poised to make gains in improving women's health, but obstacles will have to be overcome to make the promise of the law a reality.

Learning Areas:
Program planning
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
1. Define what is at stake for women in health care reform. 2. Highlight challenges and opportunities in expanding women's access to reproductive health care.

Keywords: Women's Health, Reproductive Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the director of public policy for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the nation's leading women's health care provider. In my role at PPFA, my efforts ensure health care reform meets women's health care coverage and access needs.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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