Women's Health USA 2003

Text: Maternal and Child Health Bureau

HEALTH SERVICES UTLIZATION

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HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION

Availability and access to quality health services directly affects the health of women. For women with disabilities, poor health status, poverty, or lack of insurance, access to a range of health services, preventive treatments, and rehabilitation is critical to preventing disease and promoting quality of life. The following section presents data on women's health services utilization, including indicators on insurance, usual source of care, health care financing and expenditures, and use of preventive, dental, hospital, mental health, and home health and hospice services.

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