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| Women's Health Policy: Access to Care | | |
| | | Women's Health Policy: Access to Care Women are major consumers of health care services, in many cases negotiating not only their own care but also that of their family members. Their reproductive health needs, greater rate of health problems, and longer life spans compared with men make their relationships with the health system complex. Their access to care is often complicated by their disproportionately lower incomes and greater responsibilities juggling work and family. Because of their own health needs, limited financial resources, and family responsibilities, women have a vested interest in the scope and type of services offered by health plans, as well as in the mechanisms that fund health care services. |
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