ACCESS TO HEALTH
CARE: Highlights
Access
to Reproductive Health Care
Medical
Professionals’ Knowledge
The combined effect of
unemployment, poverty, and single marital status make women with disabilities
much less likely to have private health
insurance than non-disabled women.
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Women with disabilities who have
public or private health insurance often do not have coverage for certain
prescription drugs, physical or occupational therapy, assistive devices, medical
equipment, medical supplies, or in-home attendant care services.
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Nearly 15% of women with
functional limitations in the 45-64 year age range have no health care coverage at all.
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It is more difficult for women
with disabilities than non-disabled women to obtain needed health services from both primary care physicians and
specialists.
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Women with disabilities are more
likely than non-disabled women to receive their usual medical care from specialists.
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Barriers to health care have a
disproportionate negative effect on the
health and longevity of women with disabilities compared to non-disabled
women.
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Access to Reproductive Health Care
Women with disabilities are
significantly less likely to receive information
on contraceptive options or screening for sexually transmitted diseases
than non-disabled women.
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Women with disabilities may be less
likely to receive breast and cervical cancer screening, are diagnosed at
later stages, and experience limitations in treatment options compared to
non-disabled women.
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Medical Professionals’ Knowledge of Women’s Health and
Disability
Health care providers under any type
of health care plan generally do an inadequate job of meeting the health information needs of women with
disabilities.
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Women with disabilities from diverse ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation
may differ greatly in their definitions of health problems, health care seeking
behaviors, and access to quality health care.
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Interventions
to Promote Quality Health Care for Women with Disabilities
CROWD, Gynecological Concerns in the
Care of Women with Physical Disabilities
AAMC Minimum Competencies for Primary
Care Physicians
Rehabilitation Institute of
Magee Women’s Hospital, Center for
Women with Physical Disabilities