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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
At noon ET on Monday, April 15, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a webcast (archived video below) to introduce EMPOWERED, a new campaign from Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV activist Alicia Keys and the Kaiser Family Foundation to reach women about HIV/AIDS. Ms. Keys was joined by White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Rep. Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, and experts from Kaiser and AIDS United to discuss the impact of HIV on…
Women with Medicaid and who are uninsured are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, 2008
Women Take Primary Responsibilities for Children’s Medical Needs Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
Women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs Download Source CDC Surveillance Report, 2012; KFF, Statehealthfacts.org, Persons with AIDS Diagnosis by Sex, 2009
Women Experience Multiple Barriers to Health Care Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
Women Earn Less Than Men for Same Work… No Matter What Field They Go Into Download Source Institute for Women’s Policy Research, The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation 2012
Women Comprise the Majority of Medicaid Enrollees Across Every Age Group Download Source Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Urban Institute analysis of 2009 MSIS
Utilization of Pap Tests, 2008 Download Source Health, United States, 2011
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