SEIU | Being a woman is a pre-existing condition?

Health insurance companies treat being a woman as a pre-existing condition.

Tell Congress: "I am not a pre-existing condition!"

Women pay up to 48% more for private health insurance than men for the same policies. This is known as "gender rating," a policy by which health insurers charge women higher premiums - and it's legal in most states. Insurers also routinely deny coverage to women with "pre-existing conditions" - which include pregnancy, c-sections, and in some cases, domestic violence and rape.

The reforms being advanced by the White House and Congress would:

Make "gender rating" illegal.
Prevent insurance companies from denying care on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
End "rescission," or the insurance industry practice of canceling someone's coverage when they get sick.
Set limits on out-of-pocket expenses.
Provide competition and choice for women in the individual insurance market.

Sign our petition to the right and we'll deliver to Congress.

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Dear Members of Congress:

For years, America's health insurance companies have treated being a woman as a pre-existing condition.

Women pay 30 - 40% more than men for the same health insurance policies.

Women are subject to denial of coverage from pregnancy, c-sections, and even domestic violence.

We deserve to be protected from practices like "gender rating" and "pre-existing conditions" that unfairly discriminate against women.

It's time we stood up to insurance companies and passed real health insurance reform. We can't afford to wait another year.

Sincerely,
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