What Effect Will the Affordable Care Act Have on Women’s Health?
December 8, 2010 1:00 pm
GIH Health Reform Resource Center
When:
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00 p.m. Central / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 10:00 a.m. Pacific
Who:
Sara Collins, Vice President, Affordable Health Insurance, The Commonwealth Fund
Shanna Shulman, Director of Policy and Research, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Judith Waxman, Vice President, Health & Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
What:
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides a critical opportunity to improve the health of women via increased access to quality care and preventive services. This GIH audioconference provided a brief overview of the ACA as it relates to women's health. Presenters explored what was included in the law for women and what was left out. Participants learned what foundations can do and are doing at the local, state, and national level. Time was provided for questions and open discussion.
Materials:
Realizing Health Reform's Potential: Women and the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Women at Risk: Why Many Women Are Forgoing Needed Health Care
@GIHealth
