Four in Ten Uninsured Women Live Below the Poverty Line
Four in Ten Uninsured Women Live Below the Poverty Line Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute analysis of March 2013 Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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Health Affairs Article: Medicaid Expansion: Chronically Homeless Adults Will Need Targeted Enrollment and Access to a Broad Range of Services
Issue BriefHomeless adults may gain access to health services under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which takes effect in 2014. This study, published in Health Affairs, analyzed the health coverage, health status, and health services use of 725 chronically homeless adults with disabilities in eleven cities in the United States.
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Preparing for Outreach and Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act: Lessons from the States – Briefing and Panel Discussion
Event Date:EventWith open enrollment beginning Oct. 1, this event examines outreach and enrollment efforts to help millions of uninsured Americans gain coverage in the Affordable Care Act's new health insurance Marketplaces or through the expansion of state Medicaid programs.
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Medicaid Has Many Vital Roles for Women In Our Health Care System
FeatureMedicaid Has Many Vital Roles for Women In Our Health Care System Download…
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Many States Cover Preventive Services Important for Pregnant Women
FeatureMany States Cover Preventive Services Important for Pregnant Women Download…
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States Routinely Cover Births, but Related Services are Varied
FeatureStates Routinely Cover Births, but Related Services are Varied Download…
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In Pursuit of Affordable Health Care: On the Ground Lessons From Families in Massachusetts
ReportThis report, based on focus groups with adults in a variety of circumstances, highlights the experiences of Massachusetts residents in obtaining health coverage, accessing health care services and managing out-of-pocket costs in the wake of the state's 2006 health reform law. Report (.
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Snapshots from the Kitchen Table: Family Budgets and Health Care
VideoThis Kaiser Family Foundation documentary, “Snapshots from the Kitchen Table: Family Budgets and Health Care,” profiles several American families who are struggling to make ends meet. It depicts the narrow financial ledge on which millions of low- and middle- income working households stand even in normal economic times, and illustrates the central role that health care costs and coverage play in a household’s economic stability. Some of the families profiled have health insurance, others do not.
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State Medicaid Coverage of Family Planning Services: Summary of State Survey Findings
ReportThis report presents state-by-state policies on coverage of key areas in reproductive health for low-income women, including contraception, preconception care, screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and coverage within special state Medicaid family planning programs.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act
OtherThe March 2013 Visualizing Health Policy infographic looks at how expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will impact low-income and uninsured people, and how these groups will be affected in states that do not expand the program.