There is Wide Variation in Medicaid Coverage of Prenatal Services
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Kaiser Family Foundation, State Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services: Summary of State Survey Findings, 2009
The Majority of States Restrict Abortion Coverage to the Hyde Amendment Requirements
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation
Multiple factors predispose women to needing long-term care
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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
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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
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KCMU/HMA Survey of State Medicaid Coverage of Adult Preventive Services
More than One in Ten Women Have Caregiving Responsibilities
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Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey