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Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Biosimilars

Biosimilars are often a lower-cost treatment option for certain conditions. But are biosimilars an option for you? Here are some questions to ask your provider about these drugs.

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Barriers to Biosimilars in the US

Wait, what are biosimilars? Read more about these medicines that can be a more affordable way to get the treatment you need.

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Preguntas para tu proveedor de atención médica sobre biosimilares

Los biosimilares son frecuentemente una opción de tratamiento más barata para ciertos trastornos. Pero, ¿son los biosimilares una opción para ti? Aquí encontrarás algunas preguntas que puedes hacer a tu proveedor médico sobre estos medicamentos.

Conceptual Illustration of Biosimilar Medicines

Obstáculos de los biosimilares en EE.UU.

Espera, ¿qué son los biosimilares? Lee más acerca de estos medicamentos que pueden ser una forma más asequible para obtener el tratamiento que necesitas.

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A Patient’s Journey: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart Disease

Learn the facts about insurance coverage and access to treatments for heart disease

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are the Most Influential Healthcare Companies You’ve Never Heard Of

Learn about pharmacy benefit managers, the companies managing your access to your medication

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Dear Employer: How to Ask for Obesity Care Insurance Coverage

Use our template letter to ask your employer for obesity care coverage

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Estimado empleador: Cómo solicitar cobertura de atención para la obesidad

Usa nuestra plantilla para escribir una carta en la cual pides a tu empleador cobertura de atención para la obesidad

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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

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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

How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Endometriosis

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

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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

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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

Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities and Health Equity

Learn how factors in the environment affect people’s health and contribute to health disparities

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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

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Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound

Only 15 states require insurance to cover fertility treatments

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Healthcare Costs Are More Than a Headache

A new survey shows just how often costs affect women’s healthcare decisions

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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

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Long Covid Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers — a Sociologist Explains

Some COVID-19 patients experience months of debilitating symptoms

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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

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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.