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How the ACA Helps Women
September 27, 2016:
June 4, 2013 From the desk of
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains several key provisions that are particularly beneficial to women.
Next, the ACA expands Medicaid eligibility to all individuals with incomes up to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline. Since women are more likely than men to have incomes below this threshold, this provision is particularly beneficial to women: At present, there are an estimated 10.5 million uninsured women under 138 percent of the Finally, the ACA also contains provisions that address the health care services for female Medicare beneficiaries. For example, the ACA removes co-pays for most preventive services including mammograms, pap smears and bone density screenings. A fact sheet about how the ACA benefits women can be found here, and an infographic on the topic is available here. You can also test how much you know about the ACA and women’s health issues by taking a fun interactive quiz developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation. [1]Kaiser Family Foundation. April 2012. “Impact of Health Reform on Women’s Access to Coverage and Care. Focus on Health Reform. Publication #7987-02. Available at http://kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/health-reform-implications-for-womens-access-to/.
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