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Planned Parenthood: Health Care Value During Tough Times?

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Monday, January 25, 2010   

ST. LOUIS - Record high unemployment and a lack of health insurance may leave people with limited options for health care. Planned Parenthood however wants them to know they provide primary and preventive care, such as routine Pap tests, cervical and breast cancer screening, along with testicular screenings for men, and even flu shots.

Paula Gianino, the president and CEO with Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, says that whether people have insurance or not, her organization can help with some of their medical needs before they're faced with a crisis.

"This is not a time where folks should be taking risks with their family planning care, their contraceptive care or, especially, if people fear that they might have a sexually-transmitted infection that needs diagnosis and treatment."

Gianino says all of their services are provided on a sliding scale depending on the person's income, and for those who qualify, it can even be free.

She says if a health care bill passes, people will still need to monitor their health care costs because some of the benefits won't go into effect right away.

"The health care exchanges that will be created, that will provide benefits and coverage for folks who are right now uninsured; those provisions will not go into effect for several years."

A change in the political landscape because of the Massachusetts Senate election may have brought the reform bill to a halt in its present form. Some say it's time to start over and work on a scaled-down version.


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