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Ayanna Pressley: Before the ACA, women could be denied coverage for things like pregnancy, breast cancer, or treatment for sexual or…

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
Before the ACA, women could be denied coverage for things like pregnancy, breast cancer, or treatment for sexual or domestic violence.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights pre-ACA discrimination against women in health coverage.

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