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Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2010-2011
This updated fact sheet provides the latest state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Women’s Health Care Chartbook
The Women's Health Care Chartbook, based on a national survey of women ages 18 to 64, includes data on insurance coverage, affordability of and access to care, use of health care services, prevention and family health.
KaiserEDU Tutorial – Women’s Health Policy: Coverage and Access to Care
Narrated slide presentation discusses health policy issues of importance to women with a focus on women’s health insurance coverage and access to care.
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Medicaid's Role for Women Across the Lifespan:  Current Issues and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act -- December 2012
Fact Sheet: Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States  -- December 2012
Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2010-2011 -- December 2012
State Coverage of Preventive Services for Women under Medicaid: Findings from a State-Level Survey -- November 2012
Assessing the Presidential Candidates' Positions on Women's Health Coverage & Reproductive Health Care -- October 2012
Women's Health Insurance Coverage: Fact Sheet -- October 2012
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll -- May 2012 -- May 2012
Statutory Requirements & Policies Governing U.S. Global Family Planning and Reproductive Health Efforts -- May 2012
Health Reform: Implications for Women's Access to Coverage and Care -- April 2012
The U.S. Government and International Family Planning & Reproductive Health -- April 2012
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Women's Health Policy
Women are major consumers of health care services, negotiating not only their own complex health care but often managing care for their family members as well. Their reproductive health needs as well as their greater rates of health problems and longer life spans compared with men make women’s relationships with the health care system complex. Women are also more likely to be low-income and often face the added challenge of balancing work with family health and caregiving responsibilities. For the one in five women who are uninsured, access to high quality, comprehensive care is even more difficult.

Women have a vested interest in the scope and type of services offered by the health care system, as well as in the mechanisms that fund their health care services. Because their access to care is influenced by a broad range of factors, analysis of women’s health policy cuts across many sectors of the health care financing and delivery system, including reproductive health policy, reforms to publicly-financed health programs, as well as private sector efforts to contain costs and improve health. Women comprise the majority of beneficiaries in publicly –funded programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and welfare, making them key stakeholders in public policy debates about the impact of reforms to these programs. Because of their lower incomes, affordability and cost of care are critical issues for women.

The Foundation aims to provide policymakers, journalists, advocates, and public health practitioners with current analysis on the policies in health financing and delivery that affect women. The particular challenges faced by women at risk for experiencing access barriers, such as those on Medicaid, those who are uninsured, and racial and ethnic minorities, are a special focus. Primary activities include conducting periodic surveys on women's interactions with the health care system, monitoring reforms under consideration in Washington and state capitols across the country, conducting research to document the impact of policies and to identify emerging priority areas for women, as well as briefing policymakers and their staff on key trends and issues to inform current policy debates.

 

 

 

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