Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost

Submitted by Minuteman on Mon, 2011-08-01 14:46

Link to news release here. Excerpt:

'Historic new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Developed by the independent Institute of Medicine, the new guidelines require new health insurance plans to cover women’s preventive services such as well-woman visits, breastfeeding support, domestic violence screening, and contraception without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or a deductible.

“The Affordable Care Act helps stop health problems before they start,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “These historic guidelines are based on science and existing literature and will help ensure women get the preventive health benefits they need.”

Before health reform, too many Americans didn’t get the preventive health care they need to stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of disease, lead productive lives, and reduce health care costs. Often because of cost, Americans used preventive services at about half the recommended rate.'

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Of the fifteen leading causes of death in America: men lead in 12 categories, are tied in two with women, while women lead in only one category. Combat deaths are not on the CDC list, but homicides are number fifteen and suicides are number eleven. Both have death rates for males that are approximately four times higher than those for women. Industrial deaths are included with all other accidents.

In America, there is an Office of Women's Health at the federal level, and one each at the county and state levels in Los Angeles and California respectively. There is no Office of Men's Health in any of those places. Why?

The Obama administration is a misandrist movement.

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Submitted by MR on Tue, 2011-08-02 01:58