10 Ways Women Could Be Affected by Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act could have a profound impact on women, as the law fundamentally changed women’s health coverage, benefits, and access to care.
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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning was Essentially Flat in 2015 in Real Terms, Though It Declined When Measured in Current U.S. Dollars
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that donor governments provided US$1.3 billion in bilateral funding for family planning programs in low- and middle-income countries in 2015, essentially matching 2014 levels in real terms (after accounting for exchange rate fluctuations and inflation).
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Ten Ways That the House American Health Care Act Could Affect Women
Issue BriefIn this brief, the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines 10 ways women could be affected under the House of Representatives’ American Health Care Act. In particular, the brief analyzes how changes might affect Medicaid and its expansion population, financial assistance in the individual insurance market, coverage for essential health benefits and preventive services such as contraception, abortion, and maternity care, as well as insurance reforms such as gender rating.
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Women and Health Care in the Early Years of the ACA: Key Findings from the 2013 Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
ReportThis report addresses a wide range of topics that are at the heart of women’s health care, as well as changes that women may experience as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The findings in the report, based off a nationally representative survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, highlight differences in health care for uninsured, low-income, and minority women. Other focus areas include: coverage, access, and affordability; connections to health providers; access and utilization of preventive services; and reproductive and sexual health services for women of reproductive age, such as contraception and family planning services and screenings for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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The Title X Network Has Largely Returned Under the Biden Administration
News ReleaseA new KFF brief examines the return of grantees and clinic sites to the Title X network under the Biden Administration, which reversed Trump Administration regulations that prohibited Title X sites from providing abortion referrals and having co-located abortion services.
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Since Dobbs, Few Large Firms Have Changed Their Plan’s Abortion Coverage Policy
News ReleaseAccording to an analysis of responses to KFF’s Employer Health Benefits Survey in 2023, relatively few (8%) large firms (with 200 or more workers) offering health benefits report reducing or expanding coverage for abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling.
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What the Election Could Mean for the Mexico City Policy and U.S. Foreign Aid
Issue BriefThis analysis outlines the potential reach of a prominent conservative proposal — widely seen as a blueprint for another Trump administration — that recommends expanding the Mexico City Policy to include virtually all U.S. foreign assistance. It looks at the amount of funding, the number of organizations, the range of foreign assistance sectors, and other variables that could be affected should the proposal be implemented.
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Many States Impose a Jail Sentence for Doctors Who Perform Abortions Past Gestational Limits
FeatureMany states impose a jail sentence for doctors who perform abortions past state established gestational limit. Here's the breakdown of the jail time and state established gestational limits in effect as of May 2022.
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Most Women are in Favor of Making Birth Control Pills Available Over the Counter without a Prescription if Research Shows they are Safe and Effective
News ReleaseA new KFF survey finds that more than three-quarters (77%) of females ages 18-49 favor making birth control pills available without a doctor’s prescription if research shows they are safe and effective.
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Who Uses Telecontraception and Why? A Closer Look at Clients of Four Telecontraception Companies
Issue BriefBased on the findings of a nonprobability sample of 6,000 survey respondents from four telecontraception companies, this brief presents a snapshot of telecontraception users and their reasons for using these platforms.