Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
In this post, we answer some of the key questions about the new contraceptive coverage policy generally, and more specifically, how it will be applied to religious organizations.
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Workplace Wellness Programs, Healthy Behaviors and Health Reform
Event Date:EventMany large employers offer financial incentives to their employees to exercise regularly, improve their diets, lose weight and quit smoking. Health reform proposals would write some of these incentives into law.
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Women’s Health Care Chartbook: Key Findings From the Kaiser Women’s Health Survey
ReportThe Women's Health Care Chartbook presents findings from a national survey of women ages 18 to 64 and provides a look at the experience of women in the health care system. The chartbook includes data on insurance coverage, affordability of and access to care, use of health care services, prevention, and family health.
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Pulling It Together: Bono, Jon Stewart and the HIV/AIDS Message
PerspectiveOne of the most interesting conversations on a health topic happened recently on The Daily Show between Bono and Jon Stewart.
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Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Past Two Years by Race/Ethnicity
State Health Facts Indicatordisparity, Disparities
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New Tracker Monitors Affordable Care Act Preventive Services Coverage
News ReleaseThe Affordable Care Act requires private insurance plans to cover recommended preventive services with no out-of-pocket charges for patients. This slate of covered services can change when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other authorized groups add or modify recommendations; the federal government also periodically issues clarifications to guide health plans in their coverage.
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A New Way of Measuring Health Costs Sheds Light on Recent Health Spending Trends
Issue BriefNational health spending started to grow more rapidly recently after several years of unusually slow growth. This analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis helps to dissect why that may be happening.
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Women Ages 21-65 Who Report Having a Pap Smear within the Past Three Years by Race/Ethnicity
State Health Facts Indicatordisparity, Disparities
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Private Insurance Coverage of Contraception
Issue BriefInsurance coverage of contraceptive services has been the focus of policy attention by state and federal policymakers, as well as in the courts, over the past two decades. This issue brief explains the rules for private insurance coverage of contraceptives at the federal and state level and discusses key issues regarding the provision and coverage of contraception by private insurance plans, including the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Briefing on Access to Reproductive Health Care for Low-Income Women in Five Communities
Event Date:EventAs policy debates over the future of access to reproductive and sexual health services heat up at the national and state levels, understanding how these policies are playing out on the ground requires getting beyond the statistics.