Women More Vulnerable To Higher Health Care Costs, Says Rep. Cummings

“Under the status quo, women are more vulnerable to higher health care costs than men, and when they lose their coverage the impact is felt heavily on their children and their families,” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said. (0:44)
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House Health Care Bill Will Close Gender Gap, Says Rep. Cummings

"Our health care reform will make sure that every woman has access to quality, affordable health care," Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) says. The House's health care reform legislation will not charge higher premiums for women than men, as is the status quo, he said. (0:42)
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Current Health Care System Unfair To Women, Says Rep. Maloney

"Secure, high quality, affordable health care is simply out of reach for too many women and their families," says Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), adding that 64 million women currently lack adequate health insurance. (0:22)


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Woman Gets $22,000 Bill From Health Insurance Company, Despite Supposed Maternity Coverage

“I didn’t realize that my choice to start a family would put us into debt,” says Sarah Wildman, a self-employed journalist and mother, after receiving a $22,000 hospital bill from her health insurance company that claimed to cover maternity care. “When you buy insurance on your own, there’s no guarantee that what you pay for is what you get,” she says, calling her private sector health insurance “anti-middle class, anti-entrepreneurial, and anti-family.” (0:45)
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