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Assessing the Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Women’s Health Coverage and Reproductive Health Care

Oct 1, 2012

Issue Brief

Women'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.

Statutory Requirements & Policies Governing U.S. Global Family Planning and Reproductive Health Efforts

Apr 29, 2012

Issue Brief

This issue brief provides a summary of the major policies and statutory requirements governing U.S. participation in international family planning and reproductive health efforts. These laws and policies collectively direct how funds are spent, which organizations receive funds and generally shape U.S. family planning and reproductive health activities around the world.

Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives

Feb 21, 2012

Perspective

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.

August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: The Uninsured and the Health Reform Law

Aug 29, 2011

Perspective

The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that even though 32 million uninsured Americans will gain health insurance under the ACA, only about half of non-elderly Americans currently without coverage say they are familiar with the chief components in the law designed to achieve this goal.

Today’s Topics In Health Disparities: HHS’ Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

Event Date: Apr 25, 2011

Event

Today's Topics in Health Disparities webcast examined the new Department of Health and Human Services’ Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. The program addressed the contents of the strategy and its timeline for implementation as well as its implications for providers.

Reproductive Health Care Policy for Women in the United States Tutorial

Jan 1, 2011

Interactive

This tutorial was produced for kaiserEDU.org, a Kaiser Family Foundation website that ceased production in September 2013. The kaiserEDU.org tutorials are no longer being updated but have been made available on kff.org due to demand by professors who are using the tutorials in class assignments. You may search for other tutorials to view on kff.org.

Kaiser Family Foundation Forum: World Progress in Maternal and Child Health, and the Future Role for the U.S.

Event Date: May 24, 2010

Event

This webcast captures the May 24, 2010, forum examining progress in improving maternal and child health worldwide, and the role on the U.S. in pursuing those efforts.

The U.S. Government’s Efforts to Address Global Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: The Global Health Initiative and Beyond

May 1, 2010

Today’s Topics In Health Disparities: What Might Health Reform Mean for Women of Color?

Event Date: Dec 10, 2009

Event

This December 16, 2009, Today's Topics In Health Disparities webcast examined aspects of the current Senate and House health reform bills that particularly impact women of color. Women tend to be greater users of the health care system than men, have higher rates of some chronic illnesses, and have unique reproductive health care needs.

State Medicaid Coverage of Perinatal Services: Summary of State Survey Findings

Nov 1, 2009

Issue Brief

The report examines state Medicaid program policies regarding coverage of pregnancy-related services. It details state-level Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies for pregnant women, as well as scope of coverage for prenatal and screening services, delivery and post-partum care, educational classes and support services.

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