State insurance mandates and racial and ethnic inequities in assisted reproductive technology utilization

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 54 - 62
• Main Authors: Korkidakis, Ann, DeSantis, Carol, Kissin, Dmitry, Hacker, Michele, Koniares, Katherine, Yartel, Anthony, Adashi, Eli, Penzias, Alan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2024
• Subjects: access to care; assisted reproductive technology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fertility; Health disparities; Humans; Infertility; Insurance Coverage; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; state mandates; United States - epidemiology; United States; assisted reproductive technology; state mandates; access to care; Health disparities; health disparities

To examine whether the (1) scope of state-mandated insurance coverage for assisted reproductive technology (ART) and (2) proportion of the population eligible for this coverage are associated with reductions in racial/ethnic inequities in ART utilization. National cross-sectional, ecologic study. We...