Oregon Law Review : Vol. 90, No. 2, p. 643-690 : Health Reform and the Plight of the Uninsured Pregnant Woman
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Date
2011
Authors
Moody, Nicole
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Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
Part I of this Comment seeks to explain the barriers preventing
pregnant women from obtaining adequate and affordable health
insurance coverage. I examine the three health insurance options
currently available to pregnant women—employer-sponsored
insurance, individually purchased insurance, and government-funded
insurance—and provide an overview of the legal history regarding the
pregnant woman’s access to health care coverage. Part II provides a
discussion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
and analyzes whether Obama’s 2010 health care reform made any
significant progress toward improving the pregnant woman’s ability
to access affordable health care coverage. Part III concludes this
Comment with further recommendations for reforming the new health
insurance system, which include (1) updating the Federal Poverty
Level (FPL) standard or adopting a new measurement to more
accurately reflect the poverty level and economic need of families and
individuals; (2) adopting a “fallback provision,” which extends
affordable health insurance coverage to all pregnant women who do
not otherwise have access to any means of affordable health
insurance; and (3) instituting more outreach, transparency, and accountability within the government-funded health insurance
systems.
Description
48 pages
Keywords
Pregnant women -- Health and hygiene -- Oregon, Health insurance -- Oregon, Health care reform -- Oregon
Citation
90 Or. L. Rev. 643 (2011)