Recently added articles from Guttmacher Policy Review:
Worldwide, young people speak up for their sexual and reproductive health and rights, but U.S. policy lags.(Policy Review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... In 1994, official delegations from more than 180 countries gathered in Cairo at the United Nation's International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and agreed to a dramatically different approach to population issues. The Program of Action that emerged from the conference was ...
Unintended consequences: how insurance processes inadvertently abrogate patient confidentiality.(Policy Review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Confidentiality is almost universally accepted as a fundamental principle underlying the provision of health care. Nonetheless, the health insurance billing and claims processing procedures widely used today--notably the practice of sending "explanation of benefits" forms (EOBs) to a ...
Family planning centers and the adoption of health information technology.(Policy Review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... One of the few things that almost everyone seems to be able to agree on when it comes to health care reform is that health care providers need to modernize their practices. Use of new health information technology (HIT)--most prominently, electronic health records (EHRs)--has been touted ...
Family planning centers meet health care reform: lessons from Massachusetts.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Important lessons arising from Massachusetts' bold experiment with health care reform hold significant implications for community-based family planning health centers. Access problems presenting themselves in the state indicate that even after health care reform, these centers will ...
Delineating the obligations that come with conscientious refusal: a question of balance.(Policy Review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... In his high-profile commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame in May, President Obama called on the country and its policymakers to "honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause." His remarks came just two months after his ...