TY - BOOK AU - Casey, Frances AU - Gomez-Lobo, Veronica TI - Disparities in contraceptive access and provision. [Review] SN - 1526-4564 PY - 2013/// KW - *Contraception KW - *Health Services Accessibility KW - *Healthcare Disparities KW - Contraception/ec [Economics] KW - Contraceptive Agents, Female/ec [Economics] KW - Female KW - Health Care Costs KW - Health Services Accessibility/ec [Economics] KW - Healthcare Disparities/ec [Economics] KW - Healthcare Disparities/eh [Ethnology] KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Socioeconomic Factors KW - United States KW - Women's Health/ec [Economics] KW - Women's Health/eh [Ethnology] KW - MedStar Washington Hospital Center KW - Obstetrics and Gynecology/Pediatric and Adolescent KW - Journal Article KW - Review N2 - Even though contraceptive coverage expands under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reducing disparities in contraceptive access and provision requires that all providers assess their patient's reproductive life plans and that health systems work to minimize institutional and socioeconomic barriers. In this article, the challenges of providing equal access to contraceptive care, as well as recommendations for encouraging the use of effective contraception among all reproductive age women are reviewed. Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1348893 ER -