Room Full Of Men Decides Fate Of Women’s Health Care
Conservatives say health plans shouldn’t have to cover maternity services.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met with a group of conservative male lawmakers to determine the fate of maternity coverage in health care plans Thursday.
Members
of the House Freedom Caucus, which is composed of all men, went to the
White House to talk with the president about what changes they’d like to
see to the GOP health care bill. One of the major adjustments would be
no longer requiring insurance companies to offer maternity care in all
health plans.
Pence proudly tweeted a photo of the meeting, which didn’t feature a single woman (although White House counselor Kellyanne Conway was reportedly there): ........
The Affordable Care Act created a list of 10 essential health benefits that all health insurance plans must cover. Pregnancy, newborn and maternity care are on that list.
Before the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, the insurance market was a bleak place for women. They often had to pay more than men
for the same coverage. Only 12 percent of individual market plans
covered maternity care. And it was completely legal for insurance
companies to refuse coverage to women who were pregnant or might become
pregnant in the future,,,,,,,
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