Tagged - women’s health
“I just have a passion for pregnant women,” says Jennifer Johnson. The Central Texas community health worker explains, “I’m usually in a mom’s life for less than two years, including her pregnancy and the first year of her baby’s life, but those two years set them on track for the rest of their lives.” Those […]
This commentary originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Texas could bring home $7 billion annually in federal dollars and cover more than a million uninsured U.S. adults today. Instead, Texans are stuck in the health care “coverage gap” — lacking the uninsured’s access to health insurance because they earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but […]
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a lawsuit involving women’s preventive health care benefits guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). At issue is whether for-profit employers can opt out of covering contraception in their health insurance plans if the business owner has a religious objection to birth control. The ACA requires most […]
If you’ve been following us on Facebook or Twitter, you might have noticed that we’ve spent the last couple of weeks sharing some of the great things health care reform is already doing for Americans. How come? Well, for one, according to the Pew Research Center, 44% of Americans don’t even know if the Affordable […]
As back-to-school time approaches, life can get pretty busy. Keeping up with the news becomes not the highest priority for some. We’re here to help. Below are some current-event tidbits to know about, all of it good news from the past couple of weeks. Your birth control may now be free. As of August 1, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2012 Contact: Christine Sinatra (512) 473-2274 Texas Women and Texans Whose Insurers Charged Too Much for Administrative Costs Last Year Have Milestones Today AUSTIN - Important improvements in women’s preventive care and a milestone related to controlling health care spending coincided today with a Texas legislative hearing about what the […]
Dear Cheasty, Under the ACA, will the August 1 no-copay rule for contraception apply to EXISTING health plans or just new ones? And do you know if IUDs will be covered? Sincerely, Confused About the Contraception Rule Dear Confused, What a great question! There has been a lot of chatter about the August 1, […]
Dear Cheasty, My friend just found out she’s pregnant. She and her husband each own small businesses (she’s a massage therapist and he’s an artist), and they don’t have health insurance. When she tried to buy health insurance for her pregnancy she found she couldn’t because being pregnant is considered a pre-existing condition. So then […]
Dear Cheasty, Over the past few days I’ve heard some stuff in the news about Texas and how we’re going to cancel our Women’s Health Program. I don’t understand. In the first place, what is the WHP, exactly? Also, depending on who is talking, I can’t really tell whether the Federal government is changing things […]
Dear Cheasty, I’m confused about the contraception regulation controversy that exploded in the news last week. I was under the impression that women already have access to birth control through their insurers. Is anything going to change with the compromise they reached on Friday? Thanks, Confused about Contraception Dear Confused, Join the club, friend. Last […]
