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Associations between insurance-related affordable care act policy changes with HPV vaccine completion.

Summer Sherburne HawkinsKrisztina HorvathJessica CohenLydia E PaceChristopher F Baum
Published in: BMC public health (2021)
Despite low HPV vaccine completion overall, both sets of ACA provisions were associated with increases in completion among females and males. Our results suggest that expanding Medicaid across the remaining states could increase HPV vaccine completion among publicly-insured youth and prevent HPV-related cancers.
Keyphrases
  • affordable care act
  • health insurance
  • high grade
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • cervical cancer screening
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • young adults