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The Majority of States Restrict Abortion Coverage to the Hyde Amendment Requirements

Mar 13, 2013

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The Majority of States Restrict Abortion Coverage to the Hyde Amendment Requirements Download Source Guttmacher Institute, State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid, State Policies in Brief, November 2012

Teen Birth Rates Have Been Declining for All Groups, but Disparities Still Exist

Mar 13, 2013

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Teen Birth Rates Have Been Declining for All Groups, but Disparities Still Exist Download Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports, “ Births: Preliminary Data for 2011” 61(5), Oct 2012

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer

Mar 13, 2013

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Download Source CDC, United States Cancer Center: 2009 Cancer Types Grouped by Race

Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion Rates Among Teens Have Been Steadily Declining in the U.S.

Mar 13, 2013

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Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion Rates Among Teens Have Been Steadily Declining in the U.S. Download Source Guttmacher Institute “U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2008: National Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity” February 2012

Poorer Women Shoulder a Greater Burden of Illness

Mar 13, 2013

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Poorer Women Shoulder a Greater Burden of Illness Download Source 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation

Multiple factors predispose women to needing long-term care

Mar 13, 2013

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Multiple factors predispose women to needing long-term care Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Access to Care File, 2006

Most New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections Occur in Youth and Young Adults

Mar 13, 2013

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Most New Cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections Occur in Youth and Young Adults Download Source CDC, STD Trends in the United States: 2011 National Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis, 2012. HIV Surveillance Report, Supplemental Report: Estimated HIV Incidence in the United States, 2007-2010, 2012

Most Medicaid Programs Cover Cancer Screening Services Important for Women

Mar 13, 2013

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Most Medicaid Programs Cover Cancer Screening Services Important for Women Download Source KCMU/HMA Survey of State Medicaid Coverage of Adult Preventive Services

More than One in Ten Women Have Caregiving Responsibilities

Mar 13, 2013

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More than One in Ten Women Have Caregiving Responsibilities Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey

Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births

Mar 13, 2013

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Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births Download Source Sonfield, A., Kost, K., Benson Gold, R., & Finer, L.B. (2011). The public cost of births resulting from unintended pregnancies: National and state-level estimates. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43(2): 94-102

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