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Medicare’s Role for Women


This fact sheet highlights Medicare’s important role in providing women with health care coverage.  It examines the demographic profile of women on Medicare, including their health and income status, the program’s benefits and cost-sharing requirements, and the prevalence of supplemental coverage to fill gaps in Medicare’s coverage.


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Information provided by the Medicare Policy Project and the Women's Health Policy Program
Publication Number: 7913
Publish Date: 2009-06-11

 

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