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COBRA’s High Cost Bites Into Jobless Safety Net

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● June 14, 2009

As unemployment rises more women are turning to COBRA for health insurance coverage, but discovering it’s either too expensive or not available. Women who shop for individual insurance often face higher rates due to “gender rating,” a recent study found.

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Medicaid Funds for Abortion? Far From Restored

By Frances Kissling ● Arts & Culture ● May 15, 2009

Obama has taken the first legislative steps necessary to help women regain control of their reproductive rights. But Frances Kissling says that only brings us to a point where reproductive rights progress got stalled, more than 20 years ago.

Jordanian MP Celebrates Her Post-Quota Victory

By Iman Azzi ● Politics ● November 29, 2007

In Jordan, Falak Jamaani won her seat in parliament without relying on the quota system that reserves six seats for women. Activists say her victory is an important milestone of women’s gradual inroads to political representation.

Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws

By Anna S. Sussman ● Arts & Culture ● September 13, 2007

As postwar Burundi prepares for a reconciliation process based on South Africa’s, women’s rights advocates say the first step must be bringing the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice. Third in a series on African women and the rule of law.

Men Also Share Fruits of Women’s Equality Day

By Rob Okun ● Arts & Culture ● August 24, 2007

Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26 is not just a celebration for women. Rob Okun says the day gives men a chance to follow the leadership of women on many fronts and further their own independence.

Women Give Checkup to California Health Plan

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● January 21, 2007

Millions of women stand to gain from Gov. Schwarzenegger’s plan to make sure all California residents have health insurance. But it’s not necessarily a cure-all for those who run small businesses or are in middle- to low-income brackets.

Pre-Roe Doctors Speak Up; Health Care Erodes

By Rachel Corbett ● Arts & Culture ● July 9, 2005

Uninsured Female Patients Contest High Bills

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● April 7, 2005

Sued by nonprofit hospitals for medical bills they cannot pay, uninsured patients are filing class-actions against health care facilities they say violate their nonprofit status by overcharging needy patients–a practice they say targets women unfairly.

Medicaid Saved; Osteoporosis Rules Flunk

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● March 19, 2005

Budget Proposal Cuts Billions From Medicaid

By Ann Pappert ● Arts & Culture ● February 11, 2005

The proposal for the federal budget for 2006 released this week contains billions of dollars of cuts in Medicaid funding and a restructuring of the health care program that would put millions of American women at risk.