Health Insurance

Washington’s budget battles and focus on cutting federal spending are increasingly threatening the Medicaid program. Cutbacks to Medicaid will disproportionately harm women because they represent more than two-thirds of adults who receive Medicaid. These fact sheets provide state-by-state data on the impact of the various threats to the Medicaid program, the representation of women in the Medicaid program, and illustrations of how dramatic Medicaid funding cuts and program restructuring will jeopardize women’s access to vital health services.

The June Reform Matters conference call provided updates, on the implementation process of the ACA, the Congressional budget fight and the impact on Medicaid and the ACA, as well a discussion of the latest polling around the ACA.