A conversation with Ruth Shaber, MD.

ABSTRACT

A fundamental aspect of preventive health care for women includes the provision of contraceptive benefits. However, birth control coverage in managed care plans is often limited. Ruth Shaber, MD, Director, Women's Health Services at Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, San Francisco, discusses the plan's philosophy regarding the fundamental nature of contraceptive benefits for women, and the various ways in which Kaiser Permanente is a leader in offerering women a more complete health program.