The Role of Medicaid and Medicare In Women’s Health Care, JAMA, May 15, 2013
Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage for three in ten women.
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Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage for three in ten women.
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With open enrollment in new health coverage options created under the Affordable Care Act set to begin in October, much of the public remains confused about the status of the law. The April 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll provides a rough baseline of public awareness of the ACA before more intensive consumer information and consumer assistance efforts begin.
Women Comprise the Majority of Seniors on Medicaid Download Source Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Urban Institute analysis of 2009 MSIS data, 2012…
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Three years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the March 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of Americans are unsure how the law will impact them, and few are paying attention to the details of state-level decisions about implementation.
Market Share of Largest Insurance Carrier in the Individual Insurance Market, 2010 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2010 insurer filings to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the California Department of Managed Health Care using the Mark Farrah Associates Health Coverage Portal TM.
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