Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow

Stephanie Glover is a Health Policy Fellow for Health and Reproductive Rights. She studied Public Policy at Trinity College in Hartford, CT and earned her Master's degree in Public Affairs from the University of Texas. While in graduate school, Stephanie worked for the Texas Child and Family Research Partnership where she conducted an evaluation of a local teen pregnancy prevention curriculum and contributed to a review of the Texas Child Support Guidelines. Stephanie also interned at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Before graduate school, Stephanie worked as the Events Manager for the Women's Campaign Fund.

My Take

Millions of Americans Rush to Sign Up For New Health Coverage

Posted by Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow | Posted on: October 02, 2013 at 01:02 pm

Everywhere you turn lately you can hear about new opportunities for health coverage under the health care law, sometimes called Obamacare. And, it turns out, people are listening.

Yesterday marked the official launch of the new Health Insurance Marketplaces. People who are uninsured or purchase coverage on the individual market have new options for high quality, affordable health insurance on the Marketplace. The Marketplace allows people to comparison shop to find the plan that best meets their needs and budget.

On the first day for health insurance enrollment, both the federal Marketplace and state-based Marketplaces experienced large amounts of online traffic. Here are just a few examples of yesterday’s high numbers:

Yesterday afternoon, the White House reported over 2.8 million online visitors to the federal Marketplace at Healthcare.gov.
In the first three hours of operation in Colorado, there were over 34,500 visitors to Connect for Health Colorado, the state-based Marketplace.

These numbers will continue to climb as Americans seek information about their new health care options. And, many consumers have already begun enrolling in new, affordable health insurance plans available on the Marketplaces. For example, Kentucky’s Kynect Marketplace reported processing over 1,000 applications for insurance by 9:30am yesterday.

Open Enrollment Begins Today: What You Need To Know

Posted by Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow | Posted on: October 01, 2013 at 01:30 pm

Today marks the start of the open enrollment period for new health insurance options that are part of the health care law, also known as Obamacare. We’ve waited a long time for this day. The law passed three years ago and the National Women’s Law Center worked hard for the passage so we’re celebrating today as major step forward towards high-quality, affordable health insurance for all.

There’s a lot of confusing information out there, so we wanted to share some key information about what today really means and encourage you to join us in celebration.

Where Does Your State Rank? The Best and Worst for Women’s Health Insurance Coverage

Posted by Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow | Posted on: September 19, 2013 at 03:55 pm

Today, the Census Bureau released new state by state data on women’s health insurance coverage. The data is clear: all states are not equal. In some states, like Massachusetts, nearly all women have health insurance. But, in other states, like Texas, almost one-third of women are uninsured. Without insurance, women have to worry about where to get the health care they need and also have to consider how a costly health care problem could harm their family’s economic stability.

Below, we’ve ranked the best and worst states for health insurance coverage of women aged 18-64, so you can see the range of health coverage across the states.

First, the five best states for women’s health insurance coverage:

And, the winner is: Massachusetts! Over 96 percent of women have health insurance in the Bay State.

Women's Health Insurance Coverage Remains Steady

Posted by Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow | Posted on: September 17, 2013 at 05:20 pm

Today, the Census Bureau released new data on the rates of health insurance coverage in 2012. Overall, the percentage of uninsured Americans decreased from 15.7 percent in 2011 to 15.4 percent in 2012, which represents over 600,000 newly insured Americans.

Rates of health coverage increased slightly or remained steady for women aged 18-64:

The rate of women without health insurance declined slightly, from 19.6 percent in 2011 to 19.2 percent in 2012. But, over 18 million women still remain uninsured in 2012.
Medicaid continued to provide health insurance to about 12 percent of women in 2011 and 2012.
And, health coverage for young adult women ages 19 to 25 also remained steady, with about 25 percent lacking health coverage in both 2011 and 2012.

Story behind the Numbers: Health Insurance

Posted by Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow | Posted on: September 16, 2013 at 09:32 am

On Tuesday, the Census Bureau will release new data on poverty, income, and health insurance in the U.S. in 2013. As we get ready to crunch numbers, we thought it would be helpful to take a deeper look at what these numbers will tell us about health insurance.

Where does this data come from?

Every month, the Census Bureau surveys approximately 50,000 households to estimate the unemployment rate. This is known as the Current Population Survey (CPS). Once a year, they ask additional questions on health coverage and income. This supplement is known as the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). The ASEC questions regarding health insurance explore whether each member of the respondent household had insurance coverage throughout the previous calendar year, and if so, what kind of coverage. According to the Census Bureau, the ASEC is the most widely used source of data on health insurance coverage in the U.S.

Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow

My Take

Millions of Americans Rush to Sign Up For New Health Coverage

Open Enrollment Begins Today: What You Need To Know

Where Does Your State Rank? The Best and Worst for Women’s Health Insurance Coverage

Women's Health Insurance Coverage Remains Steady

Story behind the Numbers: Health Insurance

Where does this data come from?

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Stephanie Glover, Health Policy Fellow

My Take

Millions of Americans Rush to Sign Up For New Health Coverage

Open Enrollment Begins Today: What You Need To Know

Where Does Your State Rank? The Best and Worst for Women’s Health Insurance Coverage

Women's Health Insurance Coverage Remains Steady

Story behind the Numbers: Health Insurance

Where does this data come from?

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