Key provisions of the law that will make a difference in the lives of millions of women now and in the
future:
• Stops the discriminatory practice of charging women more than men for health insurance.
• Ends insurance abuses such as denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions – formerly
including cesarean sections, diabetes and domestic violence – and dropping individuals after they
become sick.
• Guarantees preventive care, including free screenings for breast and cervical cancer and
immunizations for children.
• Expands coverage for young adults by allowing them to stay on their parents' health plan until age
26.
• In 2014, extends health care coverage to tens of millions of women and families who currently
don't have insurance.
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would mean higher costs and
less access to quality care for tens of millions of women in America.