H. Res. 205 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that women’s health care under current law is preserved.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that our Nation’s health care system should continue to provide health insurance coverage for fundamental elements of women’s health care, including—

(1)

coverage for maternity care for all women under all health insurance plans;

(2)

coverage with no cost sharing of evidence-based preventive care and services, including—

(A)

breast cancer screening for average-risk women;

(B)

breastfeeding services and supplies;

(C)

screening for cervical cancer;

(D)

contraception and contraceptive counseling;

(E)

screening for gestational diabetes;

(F)

screening for human immunodeficiency virus;

(G)

screening for interpersonal and domestic violence;

(H)

counseling for sexually transmitted infections; and

(I)

well-woman preventive visits;

(3)

direct access to ob-gyn care;

(4)

prohibition against pre-existing condition exclusions;

(5)

no gender rating;

(6)

no annual or lifetime limits or rescissions; and

(7)

no excessive waiting periods for access to health care.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that women’s health care under current law is preserved.

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