Statement by Ms. Foundation President and CEO Anika Rahman on Urgency in Implementing Affordable Care Act

NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "As we celebrate the second anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, women face an increasingly more hostile political and cultural environment that makes full implementation of the law even more urgent.

"Opponents' vigorous attempts to repeal ACA could leave women without protections from discrimination in health care, perpetuating higher premiums, barriers to preventive care, and the practice of labeling pregnancy a pre-existing condition.

"With women's health care under attack in legislatures and courts across the country, it's critical that we hold states accountable for full implementation of ACA to eliminate disparities in access to high-quality health care."

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The Ms. Foundation for Women is the leading national social justice foundation committed to building women's power to ignite change. Every day, it helps over 150 grassroots organizations across the US fight for changes like good paying jobs, reproductive health, ending violence against women and girls, and the inclusion of women at decision-making tables. By investing in social justice trailblazers—especially women from low-income communities and communities of color most affected by injustice—it works for a nation in which power and possibility are not limited by gender, race, class, or any other factor. The Ms. Foundation delivers funding, builds skills, develops leaders, connects activists with allies, and amplifies the voices of our grantees to create change that benefits women, families and communities. ms.foundation.org

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