Medicaid

The Heated Battle for Healthcare

By NWHN Staff | Aug 16, 2017 | Comments Off on The Heated Battle for Healthcare

On a hot June day in D.C, I headed to a rally on Capitol Hill to save healthcare with three other summer interns from the National Women’s Health Network. We saw a group of protesters waving signs urging the Senate to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and save Medicaid.

NWHN is Outraged — House Votes to Take Away Health Care!

By Shaniqua Seth | May 4, 2017 | Comments Off on NWHN is Outraged — House Votes to Take Away Health Care!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shaniqua Seth at sseth@nwhn.org or (301) 965-0097

Together We Did It! But the Fight Isn’t Over!

By NWHN Staff | Mar 27, 2017 | Comments Off on Together We Did It! But the Fight Isn’t Over!

Technical difficulties prevented us from reaching out last week to let you know we were fighting to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and celebrating its seventh anniversary as the biggest leap forward for women’s health in a generation.

What Comes Next?

By Sarah Christopherson | Jan 10, 2017 | Comments Off on What Comes Next?

Taken from the January/February 2017 issue of the Women’s Health Activist Newsletter. The day after the election the reporter wanted to know: should women be worried? Yes. President-elect Trump enters office having boasted about using his wealth and power to…

The Fight for Medicaid Expansion Continues!

By NWHN Staff | Jun 8, 2016 | Comments Off on The Fight for Medicaid Expansion Continues!

Enrollment in Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion began this week, with 375,000 new adults ultimately expected to gain coverage! But the future didn’t always look so bright. When the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional for the states, it left millions of women without access to any health insurance at all.

Medicaid Expansion Waivers and Women’s Health

By Sarah Christopherson | Mar 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Medicaid Expansion Waivers and Women’s Health

This research brief examines some of the most common waiver provisions attempted by states and spells out what each means for women as advocates and policymakers work to close the coverage gap.

Closing the Medicaid Coverage Gap

By Cecilia Sáenz Becerra | Feb 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Closing the Medicaid Coverage Gap

Toolkit for activists with guides, ideas, templates, samples and other practical tools to get the community engaged in efforts to expand Medicaid.

Fighting for the Health and Rights of Pregnant Women

By NWHN Staff | Jul 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Fighting for the Health and Rights of Pregnant Women

It’s safe to say that women want a voice in decisions that will affect their lives – to be able to consider their options and have their choices respected. Women receive better health care when they’re actively engaged in making decisions about their health. Women’s health activists know this and have long advocated for an equitable health care system that supports women’s choices.

Medicaid Coverage of Plan B Over the Counter: New York State’s Experience

By NWHN Staff | May 1, 2009 | Comments Off on Medicaid Coverage of Plan B Over the Counter: New York State’s Experience

Advocates fought for years to make emergency contraception available over-the-counter so that women could have convenient and timely access to this contraceptive option when they needed it. But removing the prescription requirement created a new barrier for some women.