Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage for three in ten women Uninsured, 16% Medicaid, 9% Medicaid and Medicare, 3% Private and Employer Sponsored Insurance, 53% Medicare, 18% Medicare and Medicaid cover 30% of.
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Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage for three in ten women Uninsured, 16% Medicaid, 9% Medicaid and Medicare, 3% Private and Employer Sponsored Insurance, 53% Medicare, 18% Medicare and Medicaid cover 30% of adult women SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Urban Institute tabulations of March 2012 Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census. Women comprise the majority of the Medicaid and Medicare programs Medicaid, 2009 Men 32% Women 68% 22.4 million women • • • Medicare, 2009 Women 55% Men 45% 25.7 million women Medicaid is the coverage program for low-income individuals. Women have lower incomes and are more likely to qualify for Medicaid’s categories: pregnancy, parents, disability. Medicare is the federal health coverage program for seniors and younger adults with permanent disabilities. On average, women’s life expectancy is nearly 5 years longer than men’s. SOURCE: Medicaid data: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the 2009 Medicaid MSIS. Medicare data from the 2010 CMS Data Compendium. Women on Medicaid are poorer and sicker than women with private coverage Among women ages 18-64, 2011: 56% Have income below poverty line 8% 26% Less than high school education Private Insurance 5% Rate health status as "fair" or "poor" Medicaid 31% 8% NOTE: The federal poverty level was $18,530 for a family of three in 2011. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Urban Institute tabulations of March 2012 Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census. Most women on Medicaid are in reproductive years and Medicaid is a primary payer for women’s reproductive care Distribution of Adult Women Medicaid Enrollees, by Age Group, 2009 • Medicaid finances 75% of publiclyfunded family planning services 19% 18% • Medicaid pays for more births than any insurer. Almost half (48%) of all births in the U.S. are paid for by Medicaid. 65+ 45-64 18-44 63% 1 SOURCE: Sonfield A and Gold RB, Public Funding for Family Planning, Sterilization and Abortion Services, FY 1980–2010, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2012. Sonfield, A., et al. The public cost of births resulting from unintended pregnancies: National and statelevel estimates. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43(2). 94; Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid’s Role for Women: Current Issues and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act, 2012. Most recipients of long-term services and supports are women Nursing Home Residents Home Health Users Total Long-Term Care Spending by Payer 7% Men 27% Women 73% Total in 2008 = 1.5 million Men 33% 43% 19% Women 67% Total in 2008 = 2.5 million 7% 24% Expenditures in 2009 = $240 Billion Medicaid Medicare Out-of-Pocket Private Insurance Other SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on CMS National Health Accounts data, 2009. Women on Medicare Have Higher Rates of Health and Social Challenges and Spend More on Care Than Men Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2009: 46% Income <$20,000/Year Women 34% Men Average Annual Out-ofPocket Spending 39% Widowed 12% 3+ Chronic Condtions 51% 42% SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. $4,637 $3,994