Senate Proceeding on Oct 8th, 2009 :: 1:03:50 to 1:07:05
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Barbara Boxer: can buy maternity care that they need. and so -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. ms. stabenow: this bill is abo changing that and make sure the wome care that they need. thank you very much, mr. president. ms. mikulski: minutes to the senator from california, senator boxer. mrs. boxer: tha

1:03:50 to 1:07:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer: mikulski, for your leadership. everyone in ame in health care reform even if insurance at the moment. and the maineason is that costs are exploding and the health care insurance companies walk away from you without any penalty. they come up with a reason and

1:04:30 to 1:04:50( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: we are paying, all of us with insurance, for those without insurance and wind up in the emergency room. women have even more at stake. why? because they're discriminated against by insurance companies, and that must stop and it will stop when we pass insurance reform. now, how are women discriminated against?

1:04:51 to 1:05:12( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: if they had been victims, mr. president, of domestic violence, that is considered to be a preexisting condition and, therefore, they're told they can't get insurance and that happens in eight states and the district of columbia. it's a tragedy and it will change when we pass health insurance reform.

1:05:13 to 1:05:35( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: if they're pregnant, only 14 states in america require insurance companies to cover maternity care. imagine in a country that puts family values first, only 14 states, that will change. and everyone is faced with huge increased costs,

1:05:36 to 1:05:57( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: 55 are charged nearly 40% more than men for similar coverage in my home state and that happens in most state and health reform will stop that. because of discrimination, women are at risk under the current system. more than 52% of women reported delaying needed care o it completely because of costs.

1:05:58 to 1:06:19( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: compared to 39% of men. now, 39% is terrible. 52% is deplorable. people are walking around sick because they can't afford to go to the doctor and health insurance reform there will be no more gender rating. women earn less than men, that's why it's an impossible situation.

1:06:20 to 1:06:41( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: in my home state over the past nine years premiums have risen four times as fast as earnings. we spend more than twice as much as nation on health care. you'd think we'd have great outcomes, mr. president, with 29 out of 30 industrializedation in infant mortality.

1:06:42 to 1:07:02( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: it isn't surprising when so many women are not getting prenatal care. medicare, more than half of those on if we do no, medicare goes broke in 2017. so when politicians try to care our seniors, it's despicable, because it is the status quo that is dangerous much when we

1:07:03 to 1:07:06( Edit History Discussion )

Barbara Boxer: -- dangerous.