Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a 99 percent effective, insertable form of long-acting contraception (lasts for years), which use copper or hormones to block sperm from fertilizing eggs. They have become an increasingly popular form of contraception, but many pediatricians providing birth control for teens haven’t been trained to insert them. Gynecologists are up-to-date with the […]
It’s not quite as simple or noninvasive as swallowing a pill, but a new form of male birth control is on target to begin human clinical trials next year, according to its developers. It’s called Vasalgel, and it’s a non-hormonal contraceptive that’s similar to a vasectomy, except without any cutting involved. Instead, the technique involves […]
In this episode hear how improving benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability with smart integrations and real-time eligibility can streamline healthcare workflows.
UPDATE: The Supreme Court’s latest ruling about part of the Affordable Care Act is not a soundbite decision with clear implications for each side of the debate. In the Hobby Lobby case about the ACA’s birth control mandate, the justices in the majority were very precise in describing how this ruling applies. It almost seems […]
One of the most watched cases before the Supreme Court this term will may turn on the question of religious freedom. But it will also likely determine how women will be able to access a key provision of the Affordable Care Act – one seeking to guarantee no-cost prescription contraception in most health insurance plans. […]
By Kurt R. Karst – Even before FDA gave up an appeal of Judge Edward R. Korman’s April 2013 Judgment and Order that Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.’s (“Teva’s”) PLAN B One-Step (levonorgestrel) Tablets, 1.5 mg (“PBOS”), be made available Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) without age or point-of-sale restrictions (see our previous post here), we were […]
Coleen Monroe felt like a healthcare criminal when she went to her first doctor visit in England. Now she describes another healthcare experience that may never become a reality for American women: access to free birth control. The Supreme Court will decide by next summer whether employers can refuse to include birth control coverage in […]
Choosing the right brain injury rehabilitation program is a critical decision that can shape the future for you or your loved one.
By attaching the "Women's Health Amendment" to a continuing resolution to fund the government, the House GOP targeted a benefit of the Affordable Care Act that is already in effect. Of course, it is one that helps women.
Even with so much attention focused on the Oct. 1 launch of the health law’s state insurance exchanges, one of the Affordable Care Act’s most controversial elements is still percolating through the nation’s legal system. The Department of Health and Human Services regulation requiring that many companies — including religious ones — with more than […]
Even though they're more effective at preventing pregnancy than most other forms of contraception, long-acting birth-control methods such as intrauterine devices and hormonal implants have been a tough sell for women, especially younger ones. But chang...
The Supreme Court famously upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June. But in a year or two we may see another riveting Supreme Court drama growing out of the health law, this one driven by the passionate objections of many religious employers to t...
Incorporating aquatic therapy can enhance patient outcomes and shorten recovery times for health care professionals. In the Chicago suburbs, the demand for such programs is rising.