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Law a victory for women

The U.S. Supreme Court’s health care decision is a victory for women. By August 2012, the Affordable Care Act will have made it possible for more than 45 million women to receive coverage for preventive health screenings at no cost, and millions more women will be able to access free screenings in the coming years. Additionally, women will have guaranteed direct access to OB-GYN providers without a referral. The law will end discriminatory practices against women, such as charging higher premiums and denying coverage for “pre-existing conditions.”

As a public health worker and advocate for access to health care, these changes are an exciting step toward acknowledging health and health care as a universal human right. We must, however, remember that it does not make care universally accessible, nor does it remove the biggest hurdle to this access: the presence of for-profit health insurance companies.

Elise Raimi

Spokane

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