For years American women have been at
the mercy of the private health care companies. Without insurance, many women
are unable to access basic preventive care and often rely on their spouse's
employer-provided insurance plan. If these women divorce they lose this health insurance coverage.
The passage of the Affordable Care Act
changed all of that.
The new law protects the health of women and their
families in a variety of ways: insurance companies can no longer charge a woman
more just because of her gender; they cannot discriminate on coverage simply
because a woman has had a Caesarean section or because she was a victim of
domestic violence; it protects women's health by increasing access to
preventive services; and children can longer be denied care because of a
pre-existing condition. This means women and their families will be able to get
the care they need when they need it most. You should read as many articles as possible to learn how the passage of this law will benefit your family.
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