Brief Changes in Insurance Coverage, Access to Care, and Health Care Affordability for Women of Childbearing Age
Adele Shartzer, Nicole Garro, Cynthia Pellegrini, Sharon K. Long
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  • Between summer 2013 and winter 2014–15, the uninsurance rate among women of childbearing age decreased from 19.6 percent to 13.3 percent as 5.5 million women gained coverage.
  • Low-income women in Medicaid nonexpansion states did not experience the same gains as low-income women in expansion states.
  • Access to care held steady between summer 2013 and winter 2014–15, with no change in the share of women with a usual source of care or recent routine checkup.
  • Affordability of care improved, particularly for low-income women in Medicaid expansion states, who reported a 10.4 percentage-point decrease in unmet need for care because of cost.
Research and Evidence Health Policy
Expertise Health Care Coverage, Costs, and Access Modeling Federal and State Health System Reform
Tags Health insurance Federal health care reform Health equity