Health care bill amendment for women's health issues proposed - none for men

Article here. Should I be surprised there's no amendment covering men's health? Excerpt:

'Sen. Mikulski, who's played a lead role in bringing women's health care to the forefront in the Senate, has introduced an amendment ensuring that all health plans cover women's preventative care - at no additional cost to women.

"I believe that the health care reform bill before us is an excellent bill," Senator Mikulski said. "It expands access to 94 percent of Americans, ends punitive practices of insurance companies, stabilizes and makes Medicare secure, and bends the cost curve through new quality and prevention measures. However, as I reviewed the bill, I felt we could do more to enhance and improve women's health care. That's what my amendment does."
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Sen. Mikulski continued, "according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the top killers of women are cancer: breast, cervical, colorectal, ovarian and lung, and heart and vascular disease. And silent killers if they go undetected like diabetes. For these killers, we have screenings at no cost that are proven to detect these diseases early. Guaranteed access to these screenings will save money and save lives."'

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