Characteristics of Women Family Caregivers
Characteristics of Women Family Caregivers Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey…
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Caregiver Responsibilities Among Women
FeatureCaregiver Responsibilities Among Women Download Source Henry J.
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Almost half of working mothers must miss work when children are sick
FeatureAlmost half of working mothers must miss work when children are sick Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey…
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Access Barriers More Common Among Uninsured Women
FeatureAccess Barriers More Common Among Uninsured Women Download Source Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, 2010. **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR, Cancer Screening- US, 2010, 2012.
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Ensuring the Health Care Needs of Women: A Checklist for Health Exchanges
Issue BriefTo inform the development of the state health insurance Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, this checklist identifies key coverage, affordability and access issues that are important for women. Based on lessons learned from women’s health research and the Massachusetts experience, the checklist considers essential health benefits, implementation of no-cost preventive services including contraception, provider networks and affordability, outreach and enrollment efforts, and the importance of including gender and other demographic characteristics in data collection and reporting standards.
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State Coverage of Preventive Services for Women under Medicaid: Findings from a State-Level Survey
Issue BriefThis brief reviews Medicaid's role in covering preventive care for women, presents findings of importance to women from the survey, and discusses the implications for women on Medicaid following the implementation of health reform.
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Assessing the Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Women’s Health Coverage and Reproductive Health Care
Issue BriefWomen's health has been a key issue in the 2012 election with the candidates, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, having different views on women's health care. This brief discusses two major health care issues that are important to women – health coverage and reproductive health care – and summarizes the presidential candidates' stated positions on these topics.
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Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level
ReportThis report documents the persistence of disparities between white men and men of color -- and among different groups within men of color -- on 22 indicators of health and well-being, including rates of diseases such as AIDS, cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as insurance coverage and health screenings. It also catalogues disparities in factors that influence health and access to care such as income and education, and other social determinants of health.
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Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level
ReportThis Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that men of color in almost every state continue to fare worse than white men on a variety of measures of health, health care access and other social determinants of health.
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Putting Men’s Health Care Disparities On The Map: Access and Utilization Highlights
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides a brief overview of racial disparities in health access and utilization among men of different races in the United States.