Obama Cares About Women
Posted by Michelle Moquin on 5th August 2012
Good morning!
Well, first things first…I had it on my calendar on the 3rd as a reminder to myself but hey…what can I say, I still missed it. So…HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY OBAMA!…our beloved President. I forgot to wish him yesterday but I am sending him belated birthday wishes today. I have never felt such admiration toward any president in the past, as I do our current president. My only wish for him is that he gets re-elected in November. Are you with me?
Speaking of Obama…August 1st marked a very important day for women’s healthcare:

No co-pay on some women’s health services
As part of the federal health care legislation, insurers will now have to cover eight kinds of women’s services – everything from contraception to domestic violence counseling – without charging co-payments, deductibles or any other cost to the patient.
But don’t put the wallet away yet.
Because the change applies only to plans issued on or after Wednesday, most women will not immediately be able to go to their local drugstore to pick up their birth control or go to a doctor for a checkup without having to pay. They’ll have to wait until their policy renews, which for many with employer-backed plans is Jan. 1, 2013.
Standardizing policy
Health advocates welcomed the coverage expansion, calling it good for U.S. health care.
“We’re moving toward some standardization that as a country we think is good health and good public policy,” said Heather Saunders Estes, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific, a region that includes San Francisco. “We don’t want to make it hard for people to get preventive care.”
About 47 million women nationwide – more than 5 million in California – are in health plans that must cover these new preventive services at no charge, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A few plans will not have to comply with the new rules. Health plans that existed before March 23, 2010, and have not substantially changed will be “grandfathered in” and do not have to offer the benefits free of charge under the federal law unless they lose that status. And some plans may be exempted from the contraception requirement for religious reasons.
The new changes may have a less dramatic impact in California than in other states because California already required health insurance policies to cover many of these services in advance of the federal law.
Co-pay rule new for state
State law for more than a dozen years has required those California health plans that provide coverage for prescription drugs to also cover a variety of prescription contraceptive methods approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The big difference for Californians is that health consumers now will no longer have to pay a co-payment or contribute toward their deductible to get contraception or these other preventive services.
“In talking with women about the importance of the new law, I’ve heard from some who have had to skip filling their prescriptions because they could not afford the co-pay,” state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said in a statement. “This new benefit makes a tangible difference in the lives of women.”
California health insurers have supported this element of the federal health law, saying that providing cancer screenings or other preventive services without co-payments can save money down the line.
Investing in prevention
“Whatever the views in other parts of the country, California health plans have a positive view toward the small investment in prevention compared to the large cost of treating serious disease when diagnosed too late,” said Patrick Johnston, chief executive officer of the California Association of Health Plans.
Johnston said some California insurers and employers have beaten the federal government to the punch. “Many plans, as well as some large employers, have emphasized free prevention as a way to head off more expensive treatment,” he said.
That said, the issue of covering contraception became a heated issue earlier this year. In a compromise, the federal government exempted churches, other houses of worship, and similar organizations from covering contraception on the basis of their religious objections. Non-exempted religious institutions have another year to comply.
Women’s health coverage expanded
The following health services will be covered with no co-payments starting Wednesday:
– Well-woman visits, or checkups, and preventive care services such as mammograms and cervical cancer screening.
– Testing for HPV, or human papilloma virus.
– Screening for gestational diabetes.
– Annual counseling for sexually transmitted infections.
– Annual counseling and screening for HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus.
– All federally approved, prescribed contraceptive methods and counseling.
– Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling.
– Screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence.
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Readers: Women make up 52% of this country. We have the power girls. If you’ve got a good, smart head on your shoulders you know that Obama has your best interest at heart. Hmm…let’s see…he was raised by women and is the only man in his family of four. I think he gets women and we know he supports them. Now Romney…how many sons does he have? Enough said. There is no reason to vote for Romney.
If you want more info click here. (Thanks for the above article mom!)
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