Making the Most of Medicaid: Promoting the Health of Women and Infants With Preconception Care
Received 3 June 2008; received in revised form 22 July 2008; accepted 25 July 2008. published online 27 October 2008.
This paper examines the evolution and current role of Medicaid in improving access to preconception care for low-income women. The authors review Medicaid's eligibility policy and benefits of relevance to women of reproductive age and discuss various approaches to promote preconception care in Medicaid. The challenges facing the program and potential opportunities to use the program to promote preconception care to low-income women are discussed.
Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California
Correspondence to: Dr. Alina Salganicoff, Kaiser Family Foundation, Women's Health Policy, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025; Phone: 650-854-9400; fax: 650-854-4800.
The authors have no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.
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