Of the 60.9 million women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) in the US, 11 million (18.0 percent) had no health insurance coverage in 2000.

In 2000, 12.1 percent of women ages 15-44 (7.4 million women) received publicly funded health coverage, with 9.1 percent (5.5 million women) covered by Medicaid.

Private health insurance for women ages 15-44 was reported for 73.3 percent (44.7 million women), with 66.9 percent (40.8 million women) covered through an employer-based plan.