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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My Struggle with Period Poverty Motivated Me to Help Other Women
Period poverty is a global crisis, and I’m doing what I can to help women access period products
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: How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Endometriosis
If you have endometriosis, these are the 9 questions you need to ask when choosing health insurance
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter
Here’s what to consider if you’re thinking about getting over-the-counter hearing aids
How Health Inequities Put Women of Color and Rural Women at Risk
Improving health outcomes requires addressing health inequities among socially disadvantaged groups
Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity
Learn how factors in the environment affect people’s health and contribute to health disparities
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
Healthcare Costs Are More Than a Headache
A new survey shows just how often costs affect women’s healthcare decisions
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
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
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
15 Minutes With Dr. Leana Wen
The accomplished doctor weighs in on the possible future of the pandemic and the importance of public health
Does Your Health Insurance Cover Treatment for Obesity?
Obesity is a disease but not all treatments are covered
Biden to Expand Access to At-Home Covid Kits: 4 Essential Reads on the Critical Role of Rapid Tests
Learn the basics about at-home Covid-19 test kits and the role they play in helping slow the spread of the coronavirus
Fewer Diabetes Patients Are Picking up Their Insulin Prescriptions – Another Way the Pandemic Has Delayed Health Care for Many
Although insulin is a vital component of diabetes management, the pandemic has led many patients to forgo the prescriptions they need
Understaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Mental Health Patients in Limbo
The bed capacity problem has worsened during the covid-19 pandemic, creating backlogs of poor or uninsured patients as well as people in jails who are awaiting placement in state facilities
Celebrating Every Body Requires Access to the Best Weight-Management Care
Women need better access to FDA-approved obesity medications
Britney’s Conservatorship Is One Example of How the Legacy of Eugenics in the US Continues to Affect the Lives of Disabled Women
Britney Spears was forced to continue wearing an IUD under her conservatorship. Her story is one shared by disabled women across the country who are denied the right to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
Covid has also killed Native American, Black and Hispanic people at disproportionately high rates
