Leaving more women to fend for themselves in the individual insurance market would be disastrous for women's health. Too many women will have nowhere to turn for health coverage, left on their own at the mercy of health insurers, with inadequate, unaffordable coverage - if they can find coverage at all.
A new NWLC report, Nowhere To Turn: How the Individual Health Insurance Market Fails Women, shows that:
- It is difficult for women to get approved for coverage at all.
- If they do get coverage - women often face higher premiums than men.
- And if a woman does find coverage she can afford - it may not be comprehensive enough to meet her needs.
Congress must understand that women need access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance that covers vital health services for women, including the full range of reproductive health services, such as maternity care.
Two Congressional hearings on this issue have been held recently, and Congress needs to hear your voice. Please Tell Congress that expanding the individual insurance market is not an answer that works for women! Please sign online form petition here.
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