Topic: insurance

How To Get Health Care, Even If You’re Broke And A Woman

How To Get Health Care, Even If You’re Broke And A Woman

Being uninsured in America is a pretty awful feeling. Saddled with a perpetual fear that something will go wrong, it makes every day feel like it could end in catastrophe. Regardless of the reason you’re without health care–maybe you’re young, or you’re underemployed, or you’re a freelancer (like this gal), or or your work just doesn’t offer options (many don’t)–it’s downright terrifying. But until our health care system gets itself sorted out, there are ways to get care that is pretty affordable, accessible, and, while not perfect, gets the job done. More »

Paul Ryan Wants To Limit Your Birth Control Access On ‘Day One’

Paul Ryan Wants To Limit Your Birth Control Access On 'Day One'

Paul Ryan may not have mentioned women’s reproductive rights or birth control access during the Republican National Convention, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still a priority with him. At a campaign event on Saturday in Orlando, the republican vice presidential candidate said he “guarantees” that mandating access to contraceptives through insurance would be gone on “day one.” More »

Infographic: The High Cost Of Birth Control

Infographic: The High Cost Of Birth Control

Probably one of the biggest and most damaging pieces of misinformation swirling around during this whole reproductive health debate is that birth control is inexpensive. And whether or not you think that it should be covered by insurance (like every other kind of medicine is), the fact remains that birth control, in all of its various forms, costs a lot of money. And that cost is, the majority of the time, absorbed by women–who already pay more for health insurance. More »