On the recordJune 19, 2003
If the gentlewoman would further yield, what the gentlewoman is saying is that if the insurance industry chooses to keep these protections, it may; but if it chooses not to, the person who is covered under the plan does not get any of the coverage the gentlewoman just spoke of; is that correct? Ms. McCOLLUM. That is correct. And it is my understanding that insurance companies did not offer these coverages because they were, in their opinion, too expensive to cover, and that put gender discrimination at risk for women in their reproductive years.
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