KFF April 30, 2024
Medicare is the federal program that provides health coverage to over 66 million people ages 65 and older and younger people with long-term disabilities. More than half of all people with Medicare are women, including more than 31 million ages 65 and older and about 4 million under age 65 with long-term disabilities. Medicare plays a key role in supporting the health and well-being of women, covering a broad range of services essential to women’s health, including preventive, reproductive, primary, and specialty care, and prescription drugs.
This brief presents 10 key facts about women with Medicare, based on data from various sources (see methods for additional information). (A separate KFF brief, Coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Medicare,...
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