What Are Community Health Workers and Promotoras?
Community health workers and promotoras are a compassionate pipeline for vulnerable populations that need medical care
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Top Facts You Need to Know About Medical Abortion
What is medical abortion? How does it work? Where can you get it?
Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Fibroids
If you have uterine fibroids, these are the 9 questions you need to ask when choosing health insurance
Health Insurance 101 for Women: What You’re Entitled to as a Woman
What you need to know to get the health insurance benefits you deserve
The Importance of Black Dermatologists: Skin Care Must See Color
Only 3% of U.S. dermatologists are Black. It’s a disparity that can have devastating effects for Black patients experiencing skin and hair care concerns.
Why Access to Contraception Matters for Women of All Ages
Contraceptives help with many health concerns beyond pregnancy prevention, yet millions of women struggle to access them
Telehealth and Pain Management: What You Need to Know
The pandemic has changed the way pain medication is prescribed. But will it last?
What the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion Means for Women’s Health and Well-Being: 4 Essential Reads
Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.
Race, Gender and the Ways These Identities Intersect Matter in Cancer Outcomes
Cancer care research usually overlooks the multiple identities of individual patients
15 Minutes With: Dr. Neel Shah Talks About Racism in Healthcare
One of the experts from Oprah’s new documentary, “The Color of Care” discusses racism in the healthcare system and how it especially harms Black Women
A Recap: HealthyWomen’s Webinar, “CURES 2.0: Leading Women’s Health Forward”
HealthyWomen convened policy experts to examine the potential impact of the CURES 2.0 Act on women’s health
Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound
Only 15 states require insurance to cover fertility treatments
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
Antimicrobial Resistance Is Bad News for Everyone, but May Hurt Some Communities More Than Others
Inequalities put vulnerable people at even greater risk of harm
Health Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too
Family stability can benefit a whole household
Healthcare Costs Are More Than a Headache
A new survey shows just how often costs affect women’s healthcare decisions
Transgender People of Color Face Unique Challenges as Gender Discrimination and Racism Intersect
The health care system has historically been a fraught with danger for trans people of color
What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGBTQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare
It's unbelievable that LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing
It’s Illegal — but My Insurance Company Refused to Cover My Birth Control
The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to cover birth control — but somehow my birth control of choice still isn’t covered
Long Covid Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers — a Sociologist Explains
Some COVID-19 patients experience months of debilitating symptoms
HIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?
Even as medication costs have decreased, lab tests and other services are still being billed. Many patients are unaware they don’t have to pay.
A Conversation with Janet McUlsky About Patient Advocacy
It’s no surprise that the 2022 winner of HealthyWomen’s Pinnacle Award says we all do better when we support each other. Find out what else she had to say.
Survey Says: How Women View Health Care and Access to Health Information
Our new survey found praise for podcasts and taking an active role in health care
The ACA Guarantees Full Contraceptive Coverage. Why Are Women Getting Denied?
Birth control is a right, but insurance companies are defying the law. They must be held accountable.
Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
As of July, nearly 1 in 4 Americans were enrolled in the program