"Your mother probably did," said Democrat Debbie Stabenow. (See video below)
Zing! both senators debated a Kyl amendment that would have prohibited the federal government to prescribe a set of minimum benefits to all insurers, which includes maternity care. (the amendment was rejected by a vote of 14 to 9.)
We could not help but notice a few other cases where the overhaul of health care was being take shape as a problem of women including Michelle Obama's speech from the white House there are some Fridays. Although absent from the debate so far, the first lady stepped forward to address the reform of the impact of health insurance represents for women, calling it part of "the next step" in their progress towards full opportunity and legality.
"Women are not only disproportionately affected by this issue because of the roles we play in families," Mrs. Obama said. "Women are affected because of the jobs we do in this economy."
Some of his key points included the following:
- Women are more likely to work part-time or in small businesses or organizations that do not provide insurance.
- In all but ten states, health insurance companies can still discriminate on the basis of sex.
- Women may be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions, as having had a cesarean section, an experience of domestic violence, or being a mother (after having a baby).
For more on this, see our previous post on how 7 out of 10 women are underinsured or have no health insurance or yesterday New York Times Article Nancy Folberg, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who deftly breaks down how women are economically disadvantaged by our current system.
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