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 the Medicaid Eligibility Expansion Means for Women

November 05, 2012

The Medicaid eligibility expansion is a crucial part of the health care law. Starting in 2014, 15 million uninsured Americans, including 7 million women will be newly eligible for Medicaid coverage.  Medicaid is an effective program that has the potential to improve the health and economic wellbeing of millions of American women while at the same time saving states money and creating jobs. Medicaid is and will continue to be a crucial source of health care for low-income women in America and it is vital to women’s health that states move forward with the Medicaid eligibility expansion. In this issue brief, we will examine why the current Medicaid program is important to women and why the Medicaid expansion is a good deal for women and states.

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Resource Page | Share Your Story: What do preventive health services with no co-pays or deductibles mean to you?

September 21, 2012

Has cost ever kept you or a family member from getting preventive care? Has it forced you to make tough choices, like delaying a health screening despite family history or putting off paying a bill so you can afford to see a doctor? We also would like to hear about any success stories! Have you received a benefit with no co-pay? Whatever it is, we want to hear from you!

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Fact Sheet | Guaranteeing Coverage of Contraceptives: Past and Present

August 01, 2012

A timeline looking at the fight to gain contraceptive coverage.

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Infographics and Internet Memes | Women Will No Longer Have to Make Birth Control Choices Based on Cost

August 01, 2012

New provisions in the health care law are in effect on August 1, 2012. One provision requires insurance companies to cover contraceptives in all new health plans at the start of their plan year with no co-pay! This means women can now make their choices based on what is best for them and not based on cost. Check out our infographic below and learn more about these important provisions here: www.nwlc.org/contraceptivecoverage

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Fact Sheet | Women’s Preventive Health Services in the Health Care Law: What Students Should Know

July 30, 2012

The health care law makes preventive care more accessible and affordable to millions of Americans by requiring all new plans to cover certain women’s preventive health services and screenings without cost-sharing.

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