If Obamacare Fails, Women Lose

[sheshe2]

SEP 8, 2013 4:45 PM - BY BUFFY WICKS

On average, insurance companies charge women 50 percent more than men for the same coverage. Obamacare will make that discrimination illegal—unless Republicans manage to thwart the law.

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It doesn’t end there. In 2011 alone, women enrolled in Medicare saved $1.2 billion as a result of improvements in prescription drug coverage. Who knew that the Republicans actually like the idea of $1.2 billion in new taxes to be imposed on the backs of women?

In an effort to thwart Obamacare, Republicans are trying to enable insurance companies to deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions. Women have often been on the losing end of insurers' whims. C-sections, breast and cervical cancers and even medical treatment for domestic or sexual abuse have been considered pre-existing conditions. This type of discrimination against women should be illegal—and it will be starting next year thanks to Obamacare.

If Republicans had their way, more than 26.9 million women would be charged expensive co-pays and deductibles for preventive services like life-saving breast and cervical cancer screenings, birth control and well-woman visits. By opposing the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are supporting insurers to place lifetime caps on insurance for nearly 40 million women, thereby preventing coverage just when many women need it most. They also seek to eliminate health care for 1.1 million young women between the ages of 19 and 25 who now have access to health care under their parents' health insurance coverage.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/09/08/what-women-have-to-lose-if-obamacare-fails.html

[Cha]

1. Unreal, she.. you couldn't make this villianous crap up.. but, here

we are with teabagger cavemen mentalilty right here in the 21st Century USA.

From your link,.. Great find to explain what all we have to gain..

One group should be paying special attention to this last-ditch effort to undermine Obamacare: women. They have much to gain from the health care law and much to lose if Republicans get their way.

Obamacare has gone through so much to fail now.

[sheshe2]

2. Being a woman!

Is no longer a pre-existing condition. Sad to believe that our sex would be a condition. Step back for a minute, think about it, the fact that we are WOMEN COULD EXEMPT US!

Also!

When Getting Beaten By Your Husband Is A Pre-Existing Condition

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Under the cold logic of the insurance industry, it makes perfect sense: If you are in a marriage with someone who has beaten you in the past, you're more likely to get beaten again than the average person and are therefore more expensive to insure.

In human terms, it's a second punishment for a victim of domestic violence.

In 2006, Democrats tried to end the practice. An amendment introduced by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), now a member of leadership, split the Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee 10-10. The tie meant that the measure failed.

All ten no votes were Republicans, including Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), a member of the "Gang of Six" on the Finance Committee who are hashing out a bipartisan bill. A spokesman for Enzi didn't immediately return a call from Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/14/when-getting-beaten-by-yo_n_286029.html

Shame on them, Cha!

[Cha]

6. Yes, shame on neanderthals.. and they're going to pity themselves.. because

Women are going to Win this fight the teabagged society started. Bam!

[sheshe2]

7. Oh you are right we are damn well going to win this!

Thanks for the graphic!

Cha~ together!

[UTUSN]

3. R#7 & K for, we ain't gonna lose, ------ K?!1 --------- n/t

[sheshe2]

4. Thank you UTUSN!

You are so right! We are not going to lose!

[freshwest]

5. 'Get on the phone effing now!' DU activists. This is half the people...

Why should the USA be behind other countries? And GOTV and put these misogynists out of office!

[sheshe2]

8. I hope they do, I know many care deeply about this subject at DU.

We are a huge voting block, our voices need to be heard. We do need to call.

Yet like VAWA, it gets drowned out by the noise machine here at DU. The ODS, that only wish to criticize this President. The fact that a woman, that was and will be again abused by their spouse could be denied health care, mind boggling. The fact that many here don't really care, equally so. They rant and rave about injustice, why not the one that is perpetrated against women. Why is this issue not at the top of the page daily. We have many women here. We also have people that have spouses and daughters to protect. I have never understood the lack of outrage from many members of DU.

[Cha]

9. KICK!

[joshcryer]

10. But some people say costs aren't going down quick enough.

So fuck the ACA!