Health Insurance

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.

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.