Women’s Health Policy
Universal Paid Family and Medical Leave Under Consideration in Congress
The House of Representatives is considering a provision of the Build Back Better Act that would create a universal paid family and medical leave program. This post takes a look at this proposal, key policy questions, and what it could mean for women and families.
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The Availability and Use of Medication Abortion
This factsheet provides an overview of medication abortion, with a focus on federal and state regulations pertaining to its provision and coverage, and the role of the drug in self-managed abortions.
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Medication Abortion and Telemedicine: Innovations and Barriers During the COVID-19 Emergency
This post looks at a new contactless method of providing medication abortions and now this can be and has been used in response to the pandemic. The post also examines state policies that act as barriers to implementing these new protocols.
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Interactive: How State Policies Shape Access to Abortion Coverage
This interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance since 2010.
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Intersection of State Abortion Policy and Clinical Practice: June 2021 Update
This infographic updates a prior JAMA infographic that presents state policies related to abortion and their intersection with clinical practice. The graphic highlights state-level abortion specific policies, ranging from waiting period laws to medication abortion requirements.
Key Elements of the Biden Administration’s Proposed Title X Regulation
This brief explains key elements of the Biden Administration’s proposed regulations for the Title X federal family planning program that would replace the Trump Administration’s rules, which prohibited abortion referrals and co-located abortion services.
Potential Scenarios for Issuing New Title X Regulations
This issue brief examines two possible scenarios and timelines for issuing new Title X regulations and distributing program funding to those grantees and sites that may seek to return to the Title X network if the abortion referral restrictions are lifted.
Current Status of the Title X Network and the Path Forward
This issue brief presented in a narrative story map reviews the impact the Trump Administration regulations have had on the Title X network and discusses the likely impact and limitations of the Biden Administration’s potential actions.
Women, Work, and Family During COVID-19: Findings from the KFF Women’s Health Survey
In this brief, we highlight how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic related to work, childcare, and caregiving differ by gender and among different subpopulations of women.
Women’s Health Care Utilization and Costs: Findings from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey
This brief presents findings from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s use of health care services, costs, and experiences accessing health care.
Difficult Tradeoffs: Key Findings on Workplace Benefits and Family Health Care Responsibilities
This brief provides new data from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey on how workplace benefits and caring for children’s health care needs differ by gender and among different subpopulations of women.
Women’s Experiences with Health Care During the Pandemic: Findings from the KFF Women’s Health Survey
In this brief, we document how experiences accessing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic have differed by gender, age, race/ethnicity, insurance coverage, and income and what this could mean moving forward.
Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Key Findings from the 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey
This brief presents new data from the KFF Women’s Health Survey on coverage and use of reproductive and sexual health services among different subgroups of women ages 18 to 49.
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Women’s Health Insurance Coverage
This factsheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S., discusses the impact of the ACA on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face. - abortion
Coverage for Abortion Services
Reviews federal & state policies on coverage for abortion and estimates the availability of abortion coverage for women enrolled in private plans, ACA Marketplace plans, and Medicaid. - medicaid
Medicaid’s Role for Women
A presentation of key data points describing the current state of the Medicaid program as it affects low-income women’s access to coverage and care. - State health facts
Women’s Health Indicators
Information on women’s health status, utilization of services, health insurance coverage, family planning and childbirth, and abortion statistics and policies. - interactive
State Profiles for Women’s Health
This interactive tool provides state profiles on women’s health and access to care. Browse the map and click on a state to view a women’s health data dashboard in each of four categories.
