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Women, health insurance, and the Affordable Care Act

(9 days ago) WEBA finalized federal rule will impose new nationwide duration limits on short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans. The rule – which applies to plans sold or issued on or after September 1, 2024 – will limit STLDI plans to three-month terms, and …

https://www.healthinsurance.org/obamacare/women-and-health-insurance/

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Women’s Health Insurance 101: ACA Coverage

(9 days ago) WEBOther essential health benefits. Additional benefits health insurers must cover under the ACA include many services that women …

https://www.healthywomen.org/your-care/health-insurance-101-for-women

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Affordable Care Act improves women's health

(7 days ago) WEBThe 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, also known as healthcare reform, is the most important advance in women's health policy since 1965. The law …

https://www.womenshealth.gov/30-achievements/31

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Preventive care benefits for women HealthCare.gov

(9 days ago) WEBOther covered preventive services for women. Bone density screening for all women over age 65 or women age 64 and younger that have gone through menopause. Breast …

https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-women/

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Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care HHS.gov

(8 days ago) WEBUnder law, you have the right to access other preventive health services with no out of pocket costs under most health insurance plans. Most health insurance …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/06/25/know-your-rights-reproductive-health-care.html

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WEBNew measures will help consumers compare health insurance plan choices. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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Women's Health Policy KFF

(1 days ago) WEBExplore KFF’s policy research, polling and news on health policies that shape women’s access to care and health insurance coverage, including tracking state-level laws on Abortion and

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/

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Women’s Health Insurance Coverage - files.kff.org

(6 days ago) WEBSOURCES OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. Employer-sponsored insurance covers 58% of women between the ages of 18 and 64 (Figure 1). Women are less likely …

https://files.kff.org/attachment/womens-health-insurance-coverage-fact-sheet

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U.S. Women's Health Insurance Coverage Data - KFF

(9 days ago) WEBHealth Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 19-64, 2022. Sometimes state law requires health insurance plans sold by licensed insurers to include coverage for a specific benefit.

https://www.kff.org/interactive/womens-health-profiles/united-states/healthcare-coverage/

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ACA Helped Women Gain Insurance and Ability to Get Care

(7 days ago) WEBIn 2014, the law’s major insurance reforms helped millions of women who did not have employer insurance to gain coverage through the ACA’s marketplaces or …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2017/aug/how-affordable-care-act-has-helped-women-gain-insurance-and

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WHCRA - Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act

(Just Now) WEBThis federal law requires most group insurance plans that cover mastectomies to also cover breast reconstruction. It was signed into law on October 21, …

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/financial-insurance-matters/health-insurance-laws/womens-health-and-cancer-rights-act.html

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General Health Care & Coverage - National Women's Law Center

(2 days ago) WEBThe health care law’s reforms are historic for women. Insurance is now more affordable and comprehensive. And the law put an end to unfair practices like denying coverage …

https://nwlc.org/issue/general-health-care-coverage/

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About the ACA HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBAbout the Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform …

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html

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Fact Sheet: Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act

(7 days ago) WEBThe Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) provides protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Under WHCRA, group …

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/fact-sheets/whcra.pdf

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Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) CMS

(4 days ago) WEBThe Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) is a federal law that provides protections to patients who choose to have breast reconstruction in …

https://www.cms.gov/cciio/programs-and-initiatives/other-insurance-protections/whcra_factsheet

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Health Coverage Options for Pregnant or Soon to Be Pregnant …

(1 days ago) WEBMedicaid and CHIP provide free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans, including some low-income people, families and children, and pregnant women. …

https://www.healthcare.gov/what-if-im-pregnant-or-plan-to-get-pregnant/

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Breaking News on Health Insurance, Medicare and the ACA - AARP

(5 days ago) WEBFind information about health care, health insurance, long-term care insurance, disability coverage, vision and dental insurance. 9 Biggest Changes Under New Rx Law . …

https://www.aarp.org/health/health-insurance/

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Medicaid Familycare Bergen County, New Jersey

(8 days ago) WEBNew Jersey FamilyCare provides health insurance to parents and dependent children, pregnant women, and low income adults up to age 65. This program pays for hospital …

https://bcbss.com/medicaid-familycare/

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Mind and Body: Supporting Women's Health U.S. Department of …

(Just Now) WEBDuring National Women's Health Week, we want women to know their health protections so they can make informed decisions and use their job-based health …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/mind-and-body-supporting-womens-health

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Missouri Senate holds fate of women’s health care bill STLPR

(9 days ago) WEBA wide-ranging women’s health care bill that stalled in the House for months over concerns about expanding coverage for birth control is a step away from the …

https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-05-08/missouri-senate-to-decide-womens-health-care-bill

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2024 HIPAA Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

(7 days ago) WEBThe Biden Administration finalized modifications to the the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to provide protection to patient information …

https://healthlaw.org/resource/2024-hipaa-final-rule-to-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy/

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Legal battle over health costs could change workplace benefits

(Just Now) WEBAn emerging legal battle over workplace health insurance could empower employees to fight back against high costs and put new pressure on their employers.. …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/health-care-costs-employers-insurance

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A Proclamation on Women's Health Week, 2024 The White House

(5 days ago) WEBNOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/10/a-proclamation-on-womens-health-week-2024/

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Rights & Protections HealthCare.gov

(8 days ago) WEBThe health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance …

https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rights-and-protections/

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Health Insurance Program - NJ Protect

(2 days ago) WEBNJ Protect applications with documentation may be sent via FAX to: AmeriHealth: 609-662-2566. Horizon: 973-274-2226. NJ Protect is offered by two carriers: AmeriHealth of New …

https://www.nj.gov/dobi/division_insurance/njprotect/index.htm

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New Jersey Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association

(Just Now) WEBAbout Us. The New Jersey Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association is a statutory entity created in 1992 (with an effective date of January 1, 1991), when the New Jersey …

https://www.njlifega.org/About

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Birth Control Pills Make Some Women Miserable. But Are They …

(4 days ago) WEBTen percent of women had prescriptions for the pill in 2023, up from 7.1 percent in 2018. Source: Trilliant Health The pill has a reputation as a reliable, if flawed, …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/well/live/birth-control-pill-women.html

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Life is better healthy. - RWJBarnabas Health

(1 days ago) WEBNew Jersey Medicaid provides health insurance to parents/caretakers and dependent children, pregnant women and people who are deemed aged, blind or disabled as well …

https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/billing/BH-FAP1.pdf

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Baldwin, Moore Introduce Legislation to Support Mental Health for

(3 days ago) WEBThe legislation would require commercial and government insurance plans to cover mental health care and substance use disorder services for pregnant women and …

https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/baldwin-moore-introduce-legislation-to-support-mental-health-for-pregnant-women-and-new-moms

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBPresident Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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Taliban leader affirms stoning for adulterers — especially women

(3 days ago) WEB"The absence of a functional legal framework in Afghanistan undermines the rule of law and access to justice for all individuals, but women in particular are at risk in …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/08/1242306960/taliban-affirms-that-stoning-will-be-punishment-for-adulterers-especially-women

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) Act takes aim at a two-tier health system, in which a publicly funded sector that serves 84% of the population is overburdened and …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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President Biden’s Lower Cost Prescription Drug Law is Promoting …

(6 days ago) WEBPresident Biden's prescription law is lowering health care costs for women who are seniors and women under the age of 65 with disabilities with Medicare. Imagine …

https://www.hhs.gov/blog/2024/05/15/president-bidens-lower-cost-prescription-drug-law-promoting-womens-economic.html

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South Africa Election: Ramaphosa Signs Controversial Health Law

(1 days ago) WEBThe legislation aims to fix a dysfunctional system and make access to treatment more equitable, while banning the private sector from insuring treatment covered under …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/ramaphosa-signs-controversial-health-law-before-pivotal-vote

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) Act takes aim at a two-tier health system, in which a publicly funded sector that serves 84 percent of the population is …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/south-africas-ramaphosa-signs-health-bill-weeks-before-election

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care Revamp

(3 days ago) WEBA legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in the nation’s top court. President Cyril Ramaphosa …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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Texas man tests out-of-state abortions by asking court to …

(4 days ago) WEBA Texas man is petitioning a court for information over his former partner's alleged out-of-state abortion, setting up a first-of-its-kind legal test to the limits of …

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/texas-man-tests-abortion-law-subpoena-ex/3537020/

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