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Are ObGyns getting “bumped” out of deserved Medicaid reimbursement?
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- Lucia DiVenere, MA
The Medicaid expansion covered approximately 7 million more women in 2014, but not all of them were able to find a doctor. Here’s why, and how...
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It’s a Republican majority following midterm election results. How will that affect the ACA and women’s health?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
An interview with Lucia DiVenere, Officer, Government and Political Affairs at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in...
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The Affordable Care Act: What’s the latest?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Although the ACA has reduced the US uninsured rate significantly, some setbacks and obstacles to widespread coverage require further action
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The Affordable Care Act and contraception: Is it covered, or not?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Contraception now is covered for most insured patients, but two cases before the Supreme Court could unravel this new guarantee
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As the Affordable Care Act comes of age, a look behind the headlines
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Know the facts behind the accusations and counter-claims so you can point your patients toward cost-effective coverage
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ACOG’s push for medical liability reform: What’s the latest?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Despite broad support, real change remains elusive. Here, a look at key proposals and the politics surrounding them.
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ACOG to legislators: Partnership, not interference
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- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Federal and state legislators have made numerous attempts to interfere in the patient-doctor relationship in recent years, and ACOG has stepped up...
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Why (and how) we must repeal the sustainable growth rate
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Elimination of the SGR has bicameral, bipartisan support in Congress. So what’s holding up repeal?
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Women’s health under the Affordable Care Act: What is covered?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
Women stand to make considerable gains under health reform, starting with guaranteed access to preventive services without cost-sharing
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Lay midwives and the ObGyn: Is collaboration risky?
- Author:
- Lucia DiVenere, MA
ObGyns have a long history of collaboration with their nurse-midwife colleagues—possibly one of the strongest collaborative traditions in medicine...