Both women and men care deeply about this issue, but women have a particular stake in how people are treated by our health care system. Women spend most of our health care dollars. Women are the majority of enrollees in managed care plans.
Women have unique health care needs that include, but go beyond, reproductive health.
Each bill in this package is seriously deficient, and addressing this issue in such a piecemeal fashion means that it will be impossible to offer amendments that will add the important protections women and families need. Does NOT ensure access to clinical trials that may save women's lives. Does NOT ensure that pregnant women can continue to see the same health care professional throughout pregnancy if their provider leaves the plan or their employer changes plans. Does NOT require plans to have an internal quality improvement system that measures performance on health care issues that affect women. Does NOT require plans to incorporate gender-specific medicine when developing written clinical review criteria.