Subject: Stand up for the Affordable Care Act
From: "Simone Ward, Democrats.org" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:20:14 -0400

The Democratic Party
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Robert --

Right now, being a woman is considered a "pre-existing 
condition." In fact, insurance companies are charging 
women up to 50 percent more than men for the same 
coverage.

How many times have you heard Republicans say this is 
outrageous? Zero.

And how many times have you heard them vow to repeal the 
Affordable Care Act? We've lost track.

The Affordable Care Act will close the insurance gender gap 
once and for all. Beginning in 2014, it will be illegal for health 
insurers to charge women more than men for the same 
coverage.

So, by threatening to repeal this law, Mitt Romney and the 
GOP would essentially give insurance companies license 
to continue discriminating against women.

Don't let them get away with it.

Tell the GOP that being a woman should not be a 
"pre-existing condition:"

http://my.democrats.org/Gender-Gap5

Insurers charge higher premiums for women simply because 
they're women -- and more likely to visit doctors and have 
certain illnesses.

Under a Republican president, a 30-year-old woman in 
Chicago with a popular health plan would continue to pay 
31 percent more than her male counterpart. In Kentucky, a 
40-year-old woman would still be charged 53 percent more 
than a man for her insurance.

President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law to 
ensure that every American -- man or woman -- has an equal 
opportunity to access quality, affordable care.

Romney and every single Republican presidential candidate 
are campaigning hard against that idea.

Stand up for the Affordable Care Act and for women's right to 
affordable health care:

http://my.democrats.org/Gender-Gap5

Thanks,

Simone

Simone Ward
Deputy Constituency Director
Democratic National Committee

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