Republicans' new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Republicans' new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say

Women would ‘bear the brunt’ of the bill’s funding cuts and weaker regulations, says policy analyst, with access to reproductive healthcare particularly affected

Jessica Glenza in New York
Friday 22 September 2017 11.00 BST

A new Republican attempt to reform the American healthcare system would have a disproportionate impact on women, experts have warned.

Republicans have pitched changes to the American health system which focus on “flexibility” for states to opt in or out of the coverage they believe they need.

But experts said funding cuts and weaker insurance regulations would leave more female patients worse off, hitting access to reproductive health hardest.

“The Graham-Cassidy bill is an assault on healthcare, period. But I really think women, particularly poor women, are bearing the brunt of this,” said Jessica Schubel, a senior policy analyst at the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/22/republican-healthcare-bill-graham-cassidy

[Warpy]

1. Of course it would. They despise women and children

and they're not too keen on men who didn't get rich quick.

Bloodless, soulless misers poring over actuarial charts should never make policy.