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Why Women Need the Affordable Care Act: Older Women Need ACA

FACT SHEET | Because women live longer, they make up more than half of the Medicare population and are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions. As both caregivers and patients, older women have borne the brunt of shortcomings in our health care system – high...

Why Women Need the Affordable Care Act: Health Status

FACT SHEET | Compared with men, women are more likely to be in fair or poor health and face greater rates of disease or chronic conditions on a number of indicators. This is compounded for women of color, women with disabilities, and lesbians.