| 46% of all voting-age women are unmarried, and 55% of all women not registered to vote are unmarried. |
| Advancing women's health by creating an environment in which the public and elected officials confidently support women's health policy. |
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|  | Accessing Women's Health Care |
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| | | | Health centers that deliver primary medical, dental, mental and preventive health services in medically underserved areas. |
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Access to eligibility support services for health and nutrition. This website is a quick and easy way for people who live in Wisconsin to see if they might be able to get help through Wisconsin's health and nutrition programs. (Information also provided En Espanol) |
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The Family Planning Waiver (FPW) is a Medicaid Program for women between 15 and 44 years of age. It covers selected family planning services and supplies. The Family Planning Waiver and the Wisconsin Medicaid program are administered by the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) |
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Provides preventive health screening services to women with little or no health insurance coverage. Well Woman pays for mammograms, Pap tests and certain other health screenings. The program is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health, and is available in all 72 Wisconsin Counties and 11 tribes. Well Woman pays for certain screenings for some of the most common women's health concerns. |
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BadgerCare is a health insurance program for low-income working families with children. It provides coverage for families with incomes too high for Medicaid who are without access to health insurance. |
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The purpose of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is to promote and maintain the health and well-being of nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition and breastfeeding information, and referral to other health and nutrition services. WIC promotes and supports breastfeeding. |
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Provides information and linkages to services and resources for women before, during, and after pregnancy and for children including children with special health care needs. |
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The Services Hotline For Women, Children, And Families provides information and linkages to public programs that serve pregnant women and children. |
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A Medical Assistance funded program which helps women begin early and continue prenatal care. The program helps pregnant women and, when appropriate, their families gain access to medical, social, educational, vocational, and other services related to the pregnancy. Services are available to Medicaid-eligible pregnant women with a high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes during pregnancy through the first 60 days following delivery |
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The BadgerCare Prenatal Program provides health care for pregnant women who have been denied Wisconsin Medicaid because of their immigration or citizenship status, or who are inmates in prison or jail. |
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Healthy Start is a Medicaid Program that pays for medical care for pregnant women, babies, and children under 19 years of age. It covers most babies until they are one year of age, even if the family’s income increases. Families with health insurance may apply. |
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| | | | This Word document, developed by ABC for Health, lists in a one-page chart the basic eligibility criteria and application sites for 22 Medicaid programs. |
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ABC for Health has helped thousands of Wisconsin families solve problems paying for health care. Their Health Benefits Counselors suggest coverage or payment options you may not be aware of. And they can help you apply for coverage. Above all you can rest easy that at ABC for Health you will always be treated with respect. |
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| | | | Under the new Deficit Reduction Act, states must now require all current and new Medicaid beneficiaries applying as citizens to provide proof of their citizenship through a birth certificate or passport. Participants would also have to produce identification, such as a driver’s license. Birth certificates can be obtained by contacting your County's Register of Deeds. |
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| | | | Searching the World Wide Web for health care information can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. The purpose of this guide is to help Wisconsin residents make better health care choices by providing easy access to useful information. |
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| | | Information on how to access Emergency Contraception (EC) to prevent an unintended pregnancy.
You can also call 1-866-ECFIRST to order EC or sign up for the Family Planning Waiver in Wisconsin. |
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| | | | A nationwide, toll-free, bilingual, health information and referral service program for farmworkers and their families. |
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| | | | These resources were developed through the collaborative work of a number of work groups of the Wisconsin Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Committee. |
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| | | | From the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance |
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