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Is being A Woman A Pre-Existing Condition?

We all know by now that American insurance companies discriminate against sick people, deny care for ridiculous reasons, spend an inordinate amount of their budgets on PR, lobbying, and administrative salaries, and keep raising premiums at rates that are making health insurance unaffordable for American families. But did you know that insurance companies regularly discriminate against women charging women more than men for the same care? Did you know that many insurers classify pregnancy and c-sections as pre-existing conditions, and in some cases, insurers even deny coverage to victims of domestic abuse?

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