[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WOMEN WILL BENEFIT FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, soon health care 
insurance reform will be on this floor, and I believe that the women of 
America have the most to gain from the bill.
  In the individual insurance market, women are charged up to 48 
percent more than men for the same coverage. The health bill will 
prohibit that discrimination. Women are denied coverage for preexisting 
conditions like domestic violence or C-sections or pregnancy. The 
health care bill will prevent that.
  We know as mothers that we are worried about our young adult 
children. They can't get insurance, but the health care bill will allow 
us to keep our young adult sons and daughters on our own health care 
insurance plans.
  Preventative services are sometimes unaffordable for women, but the 
health care bill will require preventative services to be provided 
without a copay.
  Health insurance reform is just what the doctor ordered for the women 
of America.

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