Health Insurance

Women have long faced unfair and discriminatory health insurance practices, including charging women more than men for the same coverage. As new health care reform laws are implemented, we're working to ensure that women can find and afford the insurance they need.

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Fact Sheet | What Women Need to Know about Health Reform: Medicaid

August 26, 2010

The health reform law includes many provisions of particular importance to women. This fact sheet provides information on how health reform impacts Medicaid coverage.

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Reports & Toolkits | Opinion Survey: Reproductive Health Coverage in Health Reform

July 09, 2010

A national opinion survey conducted for the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) demonstrates that Americans strongly believe that health insurance should include women's reproductive health services and that medical experts -- not politicians -- should decide the details of a benefits package.

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Fact Sheet | What Women Need to Know about Health Reform: Insurance Reforms

June 03, 2010

The new health care law includes many insurance market reforms that protect consumers. This fact sheet explains how this aspect of reform is particularly important for women because insurers have typically been allowed to engage in a variety of practices that unfairly discriminate against women. Health reform prohibits theses practices and creates new Health Insurance Exchanges, making it easier for women to find affordable, quality health insurance coverage.

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Fact Sheet | What Women Need To Know about Health Reform: Strengthening Long-Term Care Services and Supports

June 03, 2010

This fact sheet discusses how the new health care reform law strengthens long-term care services and supports. Women are greatly impacted by this provision because in many instances they account for the majority of long-term care recipients and caregivers.

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Fact Sheet | State by State Fact Sheets: What Health Reform Means for Women

June 02, 2010

These fact sheets provide a state by state breakdown of how the Affordable Care Act impacts women in all 50 states and D.C. 

To see how the health care law impacts women nationwide, check out our at-a-glance factsheet.

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