The 18.7 million women that were uninsured in 2010 represented roughly 20 percent of all U.S. women, but according to the report, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will reduce the rate of uninsured U.S. women from 20 percent to 8 percent through new health coverage initiatives.
For example, the PPACA ensures that women have affordable health coverage for several key services, including maternity care.
The report also found that U.S. women struggled much more than women in other countries when it came to healthcare costs. Roughly 52 percent of U.S. women said they were confident they could afford the necessary healthcare if they became seriously ill. However, that paled in comparison to the 91 percent of women in the United Kingdom, 77 percent of women in the Netherlands and 76 percent of women in Switzerland who said they could afford necessary care.
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