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Health care is key to women’s well-being and economic stability. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as “Obamacare”), insurance is easier to get and afford, and plans can no longer refuse to cover women. Each year, millions of women enroll in insurance plans under the ACA, but the law is under constant threat. Any repeal of the ACA or changes to the Medicaid program threaten the important gains women have made in obtaining quality, affordable health coverage that allows them to stay healthy and economically secure. Recent Census data show that if the ACA is repealed or changes are made to the Medicaid program, women have a lot to lose.
Repealing the ACA or changing the Medicaid program puts these millions of women in jeopardy of losing their health coverage.
Health Insurance Coverage of Women 18-64 | |||||
State | Number of women with health coverage in 2016 | Percent of women with health coverage in 2013 | Percent of women with health coverage in 2016 | Number of women who gained coverage 2013-2016 | Health coverage growth rate between 2013-2016 |
Total | 89,627,795 | 82% | 91% | 8,861,882 | 11% |
Alabama | 1,331,870 | 81% | 87% | 90,926 | 7% |
Alaska | 185,317 | 78% | 83% | 11,471 | 7% |
Arizona | 1,807,742 | 79% | 91% | 246,071 | 16% |
Arkansas | 808,978 | 77% | 90% | 115,438 | 17% |
California | 11,210,887 | 78% | 93% | 1,748,440 | 18% |
Colorado | 1,579,272 | 83% | 96% | 207,121 | 15% |
Connecticut | 1,066,718 | 89% | 93% | 51,299 | 5% |
Delaware | 278,786 | 89% | 95% | 16,857 | 6% |
District of Columbia | 241,530 | 94% | 101% | 16,372 | 7% |
Florida | 5,207,236 | 74% | 87% | 786,171 | 18% |
Georgia | 2,733,961 | 76% | 85% | 317,833 | 13% |
Hawaii | 404,194 | 91% | 97% | 23,668 | 6% |
Idaho | 420,902 | 78% | 89% | 49,761 | 13% |
Illinois | 3,698,138 | 84% | 91% | 281,908 | 8% |
Indiana | 1,837,944 | 82% | 90% | 167,919 | 10% |
Iowa | 889,374 | 90% | 95% | 49,399 | 6% |
Kansas | 765,632 | 83% | 88% | 41,096 | 6% |
Kentucky | 1,292,134 | 80% | 94% | 188,978 | 17% |
Louisiana | 1,262,530 | 77% | 86% | 133,173 | 12% |
Maine | 374,579 | 87% | 89% | 10,399 | 3% |
Maryland | 1,800,860 | 88% | 93% | 100,823 | 6% |
Massachusetts | 2,159,654 | 96% | 98% | 47,962 | 2% |
Michigan | 2,882,068 | 86% | 93% | 214,447 | 8% |
Minnesota | 1,610,240 | 91% | 96% | 88,137 | 6% |
Mississippi | 781,590 | 76% | 84% | 67,533 | 9% |
Missouri | 1,647,783 | 83% | 88% | 92,225 | 6% |
Montana | 278,666 | 78% | 90% | 37,827 | 16% |
Nebraska | 503,022 | 85% | 89% | 24,995 | 5% |
Nevada | 772,935 | 74% | 90% | 136,458 | 21% |
New Hampshire | 389,618 | 86% | 92% | 24,113 | 7% |
New Jersey | 2,545,151 | 83% | 90% | 200,180 | 9% |
New Mexico | 554,020 | 75% | 88% | 78,839 | 17% |
New York | 5,931,613 | 88% | 93% | 322,977 | 6% |
North Carolina | 2,765,597 | 79% | 89% | 290,554 | 12% |
North Dakota | 205,737 | 88% | 95% | 14,445 | 8% |
Ohio | 3,345,521 | 86% | 93% | 246,029 | 8% |
Oklahoma | 962,773 | 76% | 82% | 70,939 | 8% |
Oregon | 1,170,323 | 81% | 95% | 172,908 | 17% |
Pennsylvania | 3,701,927 | 88% | 93% | 185,827 | 5% |
Rhode Island | 327,530 | 86% | 96% | 32,752 | 11% |
South Carolina | 1,345,647 | 79% | 89% | 151,483 | 13% |
South Dakota | 222,569 | 84% | 89% | 13,681 | 7% |
Tennessee | 1,850,287 | 83% | 90% | 151,361 | 9% |
Texas | 6,700,307 | 72% | 82% | 859,019 | 15% |
Utah | 796,520 | 83% | 94% | 92,838 | 13% |
Vermont | 188,700 | 93% | 94% | 2,337 | 1% |
Virginia | 2,363,914 | 84% | 89% | 135,246 | 6% |
Washington | 2,097,127 | 82% | 96% | 305,196 | 17% |
West Virginia | 519,483 | 79% | 91% | 65,676 | 14% |
Wisconsin | 1,660,890 | 89% | 94% | 77,059 | 5% |
Wyoming | 147,999 | 82% | 84% | 3,716 | 3% |
Medicaid Coverage of Women 18-64 | |||||
State | Number of women with Medicaid coverage in 2016 | Percent of women with Medicaid coverage in 2013 | Percent of women with Medicaid coverage in 2016 | Number of women who gained or lost Medicaid coverage 2013-2016 | Medicaid coverage growth rate between 2013-2016 |
Total | 17,417,553 | 13% | 17% | 4,422,394 | 34% |
Alabama | 212,118 | 13% | 14% | 16,493 | 8% |
Alaska | 30,970 | 10% | 14% | 8,811 | 40% |
Arizona | 446,277 | 16% | 22% | 137,047 | 44% |
Arkansas | 195,950 | 13% | 22% | 82,887 | 73% |
California | 2,982,078 | 15% | 24% | 1,193,105 | 67% |
Colorado | 293,421 | 10% | 17% | 120,469 | 70% |
Connecticut | 220,278 | 15% | 19% | 52,178 | 31% |
Delaware | 55,126 | 18% | 19% | 1,081 | 2% |
District of Columbia | 64,204 | 23% | 26% | 8,676 | 16% |
Florida | 853,057 | 12% | 14% | 149,819 | 21% |
Georgia | 364,196 | 10% | 11% | 53,011 | 17% |
Hawaii | 64,859 | 13% | 15% | 8,857 | 16% |
Idaho | 54,881 | 9% | 11% | 10,723 | 24% |
Illinois | 719,412 | 14% | 18% | 146,246 | 26% |
Indiana | 315,581 | 12% | 16% | 79,160 | 33% |
Iowa | 155,607 | 13% | 17% | 37,494 | 32% |
Kansas | 79,583 | 8% | 9% | 8,599 | 12% |
Kentucky | 360,688 | 13% | 26% | 186,002 | 106% |
Louisiana | 293,932 | 14% | 20% | 83,510 | 40% |
Maine | 69,674 | 20% | 17% | -15,550 | -18% |
Maryland | 300,711 | 11% | 16% | 81,060 | 37% |
Massachusetts | 513,769 | 21% | 23% | 60,984 | 13% |
Michigan | 673,531 | 16% | 22% | 167,237 | 33% |
Minnesota | 290,959 | 13% | 17% | 71,332 | 32% |
Mississippi | 155,397 | 16% | 17% | 7,078 | 5% |
Missouri | 195,012 | 11% | 10% | -3,207 | -2% |
Montana | 51,655 | 9% | 17% | 24,043 | 87% |
Nebraska | 46,690 | 8% | 8% | 2,044 | 5% |
Nevada | 153,829 | 8% | 17% | 83,084 | 117% |
New Hampshire | 48,568 | 7% | 12% | 17,017 | 54% |
New Jersey | 412,202 | 10% | 15% | 126,059 | 44% |
New Mexico | 180,473 | 18% | 29% | 69,374 | 62% |
New York | 1,567,428 | 20% | 25% | 298,967 | 24% |
North Carolina | 419,971 | 11% | 13% | 66,706 | 19% |
North Dakota | 20,937 | 8% | 9% | 3,791 | 22% |
Ohio | 738,923 | 15% | 21% | 213,243 | 41% |
Oklahoma | 129,339 | 11% | 11% | -1,851 | -1% |
Oregon | 279,258 | 12% | 22% | 125,993 | 82% |
Pennsylvania | 706,784 | 14% | 18% | 163,833 | 30% |
Rhode Island | 72,444 | 15% | 21% | 20,903 | 41% |
South Carolina | 228,667 | 13% | 15% | 34,857 | 18% |
South Dakota | 22,812 | 9% | 9% | -716 | -3% |
Tennessee | 379,547 | 15% | 18% | 73,455 | 24% |
Texas | 787,850 | 9% | 9% | 31,859 | 4% |
Utah | 73,150 | 8% | 8% | 5,504 | 8% |
Vermont | 48,345 | 22% | 25% | 4,232 | 10% |
Virginia | 217,908 | 7% | 8% | 27,595 | 14% |
Washington | 416,358 | 10% | 18% | 191,520 | 85% |
West Virginia | 163,427 | 15% | 30% | 76,455 | 88% |
Wisconsin | 275,137 | 15% | 16% | 6,927 | 3% |
Wyoming | 14,580 | 6% | 9% | 4,398 | 43% |