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The Spectacle Blog
The Senate just passed an amendment offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski that would force insurers to cover women's preventive care services such as mammograms without charging co-pays.
The amendment, which passed 61 to 39, came in repsponse to controversial recommendations by the U.S Preventive Services Task Force, which advised women to wait until 50 to start getting mammograms. A Republican alternative offered by Lisa Murkowski, that would have blocked recommendations of the task force from being used to ration care, was defeated 59 to 41.
While the Mikulski amendment promises free screenings to women, in reality, nothing is free -- adding additional benefit mandates to insurance policies will just drive up premiums. And the provision leaves it up to the Department of Health and Human Services to determine which services must be covered, leading to concerns among abortion opponents that it could pave the way for federally funded abortion if HHS simply defines the procedure as preventive care for women.
UPDATE. In case you were wondering, Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with Republicans to vote for the Mikulski amendment, and Sen. Ben Nelson broke with Democrats to vote for the Murkowski amendment.
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Pete| 12.3.09 @ 1:15PM
This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. Word leaks out that government panels will recommend changes in screening, etc...and instead of acknowledging the fact that this will happen for anything and everything related going forward if this bill passes, they pass an amendment specifically to address this one issue. Idiots. Who do they think they are fooling?
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Dixie Pixie| 12.3.09 @ 2:55PM
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.
Senator Mikulski has found out she can dictate free medical care through the legislative process. Naturally she did not consider the cost of the “Free” medical procedurals would have to be covered elsewhere.
She is too much the Liberal Diva to consider she has just driven up all medical costs. All that matters to her is she can take credit for “Helping Woman Everywhere”.
Look for this legislative tactic to take off like wildfire. To the Liberals, nothing gathers votes faster than being the source of “Free” services and money. Soon the medical services not designated as “Free” or reduced cost will have their prices driven to the stratosphere.
Of course, the Liberals will blame the “Greedy Insurance Companies” for the unnaturally high prices and not the Congress.
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