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Women's Health Policy: Coverage

Women and Health Care: A National Profile
A national survey of women on their health examines their health status, health care costs, insurance, access to care, prevention, and role in family health care.

Issue Module on HPV Vaccine
This issue module summarizes research and data on human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer and discusses issues related to the implementation of the new HPV vaccine, including public education, financing, and privacy.

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Abortion in the U.S.: Utilization, Financing and Access -- June 2008
This fact sheet provides key data on the levels of use of different abortion procedures in the United States and reviews the different federal and state policies that affect availability of and access to services.

Kaiser Fast Facts -- May 2008
“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

HPV Vaccine: Implementation and Financing Policy -- February 2008
This fact sheet on the HPV vaccine provides background information and highlights key issues related to implementation and financing policy.

Women's Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheet -- December 2007
This updated fact sheet discusses the predominant forms of health insurance coverage for women ages 18 to 64, including coverage rates, benefits, recent coverage trends, and issues related to uninsured women.

Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2005-2006 -- December 2007
This fact sheet provides 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.

Role of Health Insurance Coverage in Women's Access to Prescription Medicines -- December 2007
This article presents findings from the 2004 Kaiser Women's Health Survey examining how health insurance coverage affects access to prescription medicines for non-elderly women.

Medicaid's Role for Women - Update -- November 2007
This issue brief provides an overview of the Medicaid program and its role in providing health and long-term care coverage for low-income women.

Medicaid's Role in Family Planning -- October 2007
The Alan Guttmacher Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation have updated this issue brief to provide an overview and analysis of the important role that Medicaid plays in financing family planning services to low-income women across the nation.

Women's Health Policy: Are the Times Really A-Changing? - Editorial -- September 2007
This editorial, published in the journal Women's Health Issues, describes the current state of key women's health policy issues, including reproductive health, long-term care, and Medicaid, and assesses how policymakers might address these issues in the future.

Maternity Care and Consumer Driven Health Plans -- June 2007

Kaiser and the March of Dimes co-hosted a forum to release new studies that analyze the costs of maternity care and assess coverage under consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs).

This fact sheet provides key data on the levels of use of different abortion procedures in the United States and reviews the different federal and state policies that affect availability of and access to services.

“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

This fact sheet on the HPV vaccine provides background information and highlights key issues related to implementation and financing policy.

This updated fact sheet discusses the predominant forms of health insurance coverage for women ages 18 to 64, including coverage rates, benefits, recent coverage trends, and issues related to uninsured women.

This fact sheet provides 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.

This article presents findings from the 2004 Kaiser Women's Health Survey examining how health insurance coverage affects access to prescription medicines for non-elderly women.

This issue brief provides an overview of the Medicaid program and its role in providing health and long-term care coverage for low-income women.

The Alan Guttmacher Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation have updated this issue brief to provide an overview and analysis of the important role that Medicaid plays in financing family planning services to low-income women across the nation.

This editorial, published in the journal Women's Health Issues, describes the current state of key women's health policy issues, including reproductive health, long-term care, and Medicaid, and assesses how policymakers might address these issues in the future.

Kaiser and the March of Dimes co-hosted a forum to release new studies that analyze the costs of maternity care and assess coverage under consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs).

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Women’s Health Policy: Coverage

Health insurance facilitates women's access to care by lowering financial and other barriers. While most women obtain insurance coverage through their employers or the employer of their spouse, a significant share of women rely on Medicaid and other public programs for coverage. However, many women still lack insurance or face obstacles in securing health coverage, which can influence their ability to access the health care system and can have important implications for their health.