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Medicaid, the nation’s health coverage program for poor and low-income people, provided more than 25 million low-income women with health and long-term care coverage in 2014. In all states, Medicaid provides coverage for some low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. In some states, Medicaid has been expanded to cover all adults below a certain income level.
If you are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligible), you can have both. Medicare and Medicaid will work together to provide you with very good health coverage.
Many women who are uninsured are potentially eligible for coverage, Medicaid or subsidies but are not enrolled. Some, however, still lack any pathway to affordable coverage.
45% of women didn’t refill a prescription because it was too expensive.