Women Having Surgery Get Better Results if Their Surgeon Is a Woman Recent research finds that women are less likely to have complications or die when their surgeon is a woman gender
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 health care
Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound Only 15 states require insurance to cover fertility treatments infertility
Health Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too Family stability can benefit a whole household health insurance
Obesity Among Black Women: Fighting the Disease Through Community Why do Black women have the highest rates of obesity in the U.S.? The answer lies beyond the numbers on the scale. obesity
Healthcare Costs Are More Than a Headache A new survey shows just how often costs affect women’s healthcare decisions access
New Report Finds U.S. Women Have the Highest Rate of Maternal Deaths Among High-Income Countries We knew the US healthcare system did a poor job of serving women. The Commonwealth Fund Report reveals the situation is even worse than we thought. health disparities
What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGTBQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare It’s 2022 — and LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing lgbtq
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. access to health care
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 access
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. access
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 access
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Open Enrollment for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Begins October 15, 2021 This Guide Can Help You Compare Plans HealthyWomen Editors 13 Oct 2021 Your Care
Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds Black women are about 1.6 times as likely as whites to give birth more than three weeks before the due date HealthyWomen Editors 06 Oct 2021 Pregnancy & Postpartum
Your Wealth or Your Health? The costs of care may be hazardous to your health Deb Gordon 27 Sep 2021 Access & Affordability