Contraception and other reproductive health services have recently gained national
attention as part of the core preventive services that should be available to all
women as part of health care reform. In Oregon, we have a unique model of health care
reform with an emphasis on measuring quality, and sexual and reproductive health advocates
in our state have achieved a major milestone: inclusion of contraception provision
as a marker of quality care. This was possible because of the widespread support of
an initiative called ONE KEY QUESTION.
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Publication history
Published online: May 13, 2013
Accepted:
May 7,
2013
Received in revised form:
May 4,
2013
Received:
March 23,
2013
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���Disclaimer: The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals or its representatives.
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