Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, HHS: Reform To Help Older & Senior Women

Strengthening the Health Insurance System: How Health Insurance Reform Will Help America’s Older and Senior Women

Executive Summary

While all Americans shoulder the burden of rising health care costs and increasingly inadequate health insurance, the 17 million older women (ages 55-64) and 21 million senior women (ages 65 and older) in America have unique situations and health care needs that make them particularly susceptible to rising costs – at a time in their lives when access to affordable health care is increasingly important. Health insurance reform will remove these hurdles to ensure that older and senior women, along with all other Americans, get the quality, affordable health care they deserve.


Link To Report: http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/seniorwomen/index.html