SENATOR CRAVEN TO LEAD HEALTH CARE RALLY ON STEPS OF U.S. SUPREME COURT
News conference to focus on benefits of ACA on women’s health issues
AUGUSTA—Senator Margaret Craven of Lewiston is hosting a news conference and rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m to discuss the life changing benefits of the Affordable Care Act on women’s health issues.
“Standing up for women’s health care is critically important,” said Sen. Craven. “With Obamacare we’re on the path to ending gender discrimination against women. Insurance companies can no longer call pregnancy, rape, and domestic violence a pre-existing condition and use that as an excuse to deny or overcharge for coverage.”
The news conference is the second in a series held each of the three days of the oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The focus of Tuesday’s rally will focus on women sharing firsthand stories about the benefits of the ACA. Six women will speak about the many ways they have been helped by the law. More than 45 million women now have access to preventative health care because of Obamacare.
Sen. Craven who serves on the Health and Human Services Committee has been a long time health care advocate for seniors and women who have benefited from the ACA.
In Maine more than 187,251 seniors have already gotten free preventative care through Medicare because of the Affordable Care Act. Over half were women. Also as a result of the ACA: 11,892 seniors have received help paying for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D; an additional 226,000 people with private insurance now have no-cost preventative services through their plans; 431,000 Mainers no longer have lifetime limits or annual caps on their insurance coverage; and, Maine’s Community Health Centers have received over $13,200,000 to expand services around the state.
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