Access & Affordability

The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Is Ending Soon

The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Is Ending Soon

The federal state of emergency for Covid end date is May 11, 2023. What will this mean for you and your healthcare?

Top Facts You Need to Know About Medical Abortion

Top Facts You Need to Know About Medical Abortion

What is medical abortion? How does it work? Where can you get it?

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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

Your Dermatologist and You … and Your Health Plan?

Your Dermatologist and You … and Your Health Plan?

How to get skin treatments covered by health insurance

What’s in the Works for Women’s Health?

What’s in the Works for Women’s Health?

A summary of the “Medicines in Development 2022 Report”

Racial Bias in Medical Calculations Can Create Healthcare Inequities

Racial Bias in Medical Technology Can Create Health Inequities

Healthcare has long relied on technological devices, mathematical formulas and calculations to treat patients — but that can harm people of color

Narcan Nasal Spray Is Now Available Over the Counter

Narcan Nasal Spray Is Now Available Over the Counter. Should You Get It?

Here’s why the lifesaving medication naloxone — commonly known by the brand name Narcan — should be in your medicine cabinet

Racial Bias in OB-GYN Care

The Cost of Racial Bias in OB-GYN Care

Systemic bias can put women of color at greater risk of missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and at worst, loss of life

New Survey, New Insight

New Survey, New Insight

We asked you to share your experience with birth control pills, menopause and hormone therapy. Here are the surprising results.

Overall Preterm Birth Rates in the United States Increased Last Year — And They Rose for Women of Color

Overall Preterm Birth Rates in the United States Increased Last Year — And They Rose for Women of Color

Race and economic status continue to impact birth outcomes for moms and babies

What Can Your Pharmacist Do for You?

What Can Your Pharmacist Do for You?

Pharmacists do more than fill prescriptions. With expanding roles, they’re becoming indispensable to patient care.

Choosing a Health Insurance Plan During Open Enrollment

Choosing a Health Insurance Plan During Open Enrollment

Watch this video with two health insurance experts to learn how to successfully navigate open enrollment and find out what your options are so you can a select an affordable and effective health insurance plan

A List of 10 Common Medical Specialties

What Do Doctors Do? A List of 10 Common Medical Specialties

Medical specialists are experts in certain areas. Find out what conditions common medical specialities treat.

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Health Insurance 101: Understanding Health Insurance Terms

Understanding health insurance terms can help you get the most from your health plan

How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Fibroids

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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How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Getting the HPV Vaccine as an Adult

The HPV vaccine is ideally given to boys and girls at age 11 or 12, but it’s approved for adults up to age 45. If you haven’t had it, here’s how you can talk to your HCP about whether you should get it.

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Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Is Important

When it comes to clinical trials, what we don’t know can hurt women

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Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?

Women in the U.S. are more likely to give birth early compared to women in other developed nations. What makes the U.S. different?

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Why Are Black Women More Likely to Die from Endometrial Cancer?

Delayed diagnoses, more aggressive tumor types and other healthcare disparities place Black women at a greater risk of dying from endometrial cancer compared to white women

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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

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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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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.