Ten Ways That the House American Health Care Act Could Affect Women
Issue Brief
- Amendment to H.R. 1628 Offered by Mr. MacArthur. April 25, 2017.
- Legislation extends Medicaid coverage to all individuals with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level (FPL) and includes a provision to disregard first 5% of income, effectively extending Medicaid to all individuals with incomes up to 138% FPL.
- Kaiser Family Foundation. (2012). Medicaid Financing: An Overview of the Federal Medicaid Matching Rate (FMAP).
- Zuckerman S, Skopec L, McCormack K. (2013). Reversing the Medicaid Fee Bump: How Much Could Medicare Physician Fees for Primary Care Fall in 2015? Urban Institute.
- Rosenbaum S. (2017). Can Community Health Centers Fill the Health Care Void Left by Defunding Planned Parenthood? Health Affairs Blog.
- Ibid
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO). “American Health Care Act.” March 13, 2017.
- Salganicoff A, Rosenzweig C, Sobel L. (2016). The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Salganicoff A, Beamesderfer A, Kurani N, Sobel L. (2014). Coverage for Abortion Services and the ACA. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Health Insurance Marketplaces 2017 Open Enrollment Period: January Enrollment Report. January 10, 2017.
- Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the 2016 ASEC Supplement to the Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
- National Women’s Law Center. (2012). Turning to Fairness: Insurance Discrimination Against Women Today and the Affordable Care Act.
- Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives. “Memorandum on Maternity Coverage in the Individual Health Insurance Market” at page 37. October 12, 2010.
- Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute analysis of 2012 Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census, 2012.
- The Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Information on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Benchmark Plans.
- Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2011). Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. (2016). Examining high prescription drug spending for people with employer sponsored health insurance.
- Becker NV & Polsky D. (2015). Women Saw Large Decrease In Out-Of-Pocket Spending for Contraceptives after ACA Mandate Removed Cost Sharing. Health Affairs, 34(7), 1204-11.
- Letter to Gail Buckley, President Catholic Leadership Conference. October 5, 2016.
- Sobel L, Salganicoff S, Rosenzweig C. (2017). The Future of Contraceptive Coverage. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Sobel L, Salganicoff S, Rosenzweig C. (2017). The Future of Contraceptive Coverage. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- National Women’s Law Center. (2012). Turning to Fairness: Insurance Discrimination Against Women Today and the Affordable Care Act.
- Ibid.
- Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: ACA, Replacement Plans, Women’s Health. March, 15 2017.