Coverage Patterns Differ Between Women and Men
Coverage Patterns Differ Between Women and Men Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of Urban Institute tabulations of 2012 ASEC Supplement to CPS…
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Costs are Often a Barrier For Many Women, Regardless of Insurance Type
FeatureCosts are Often a Barrier For Many Women, Regardless of Insurance Type Download Source Ranji and Salganicoff, Kaiser Women’s Health Survey, 2008…
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Costs are a Barrier to Care and Treatment for Many Women
FeatureCosts are a Barrier to Care and Treatment for Many Women Download Source Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: (May 2012…
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Characteristics of Women Family Caregivers
FeatureCharacteristics 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.