ArticleJAMA network open2024
Catastrophic Health Expenditures for In-State and Out-of-State Abortion Care.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Understanding the mechanisms of harm: Crisis pregnancy centers and reproductive health in the post-Dobbs era.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Considerations for management of high-risk pregnancies when abortion care is restricted.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
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- Later Abortion Care Availability, Quoted Self-Pay Prices, and State Medicaid Acceptance.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Who receives abortions at 6- or 16-weeks' gestation? A case study from Ohio.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
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- The role of gravid hysterectomy in managing placenta accreta spectrum between 14 0/7 and 26 6/7 weeks: Who, where, when, and how?Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- The harms of imposing barriers to abortion care on people's psychological well-being.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- The effect of artificial intelligence-empowered mobile health on psychological distress in women following abortion: protocol for a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Importance: Most US individuals who access abortion care pay out of pocket due to insurance coverage restrictions on abortion. More research is needed on the financial and psychological burdens of abortion seeking, particularly for those traveling across state lines for care. Objectives: To estimate the proportion of patients seeking abortion who incur abortion-related catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs), assess whether CHE differs between those seeking care in state vs out of state, and examine the association of CHE with mental health symptoms. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this cross-sectional study conducted before the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, surveys were administered between January and June 2019 among individuals aged 15 to 45 years seeking abortion in 4 clinics located in abortion-supportive states (California, Illinois, and New Mexico). Participants completed self-administered questionnaires while awaiting their abortion appointment. Analyses were conducted from November 2023 to April 2024. Exposure: Travel for abortion care, categorized as either out of state or in state based on participants' state of residence and the clinic location. Main Outcomes and Measures: Self-reported abortion care costs and additional non-health care costs (eg, transportation, accommodation, and missed work), which were considered catastrophic if they were 40% or greater of participants' ability to pay (defined as monthly income remaining after meeting subsistence needs). Multivariable regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between CHE, out-of-state travel for abortion care, and mental health symptoms including stress, anxiety, and depression. Results: Among the 675 participants included in the analytic sample, mean (SD) age was 27.33 (6.27) years; most were in their 20s (374 [55%]), and all but 196 (29%) sought abortion before or at 12 weeks' gestation. A total of 285 participants (42%) were estimated to incur abortion-related CHEs, which was associated with anxiety (APR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.07-1.19) and depression (APR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.12-1.39). Of people traveling from out of state (212 [31%]), more were likely to incur CHEs (138 [65%]) compared with those seeking care in state (147 of 463 [32%]) (APR, 2.24; 95% CI, 1.67-3.00). Conclusions and Relevance: In this cross-sectional study of US patients seeking abortion, many individuals and their households were estimated to incur CHEs, particularly those traveling from out of state. The financial and psychological burdens of abortion seeking have likely worsened after the Dobbs decision, as more people need to cross state lines to reach abortion care. The findings suggest expansion of insurance coverage to ensure equitable access to abortion care, irrespective of people's state of residence, is needed.
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