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Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday will introduce legislation aimed at delivering relief to families who have struggled with the steep medical costs associated with congenital anomalies or birth defects.
The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act would require all private group and individual health plans to cover medically necessary services for any anomaly that requires medically necessary care for any body part that has lost bodily function, including severe oral and facial defects. Though coverage is usually included in health plans, families fighting for the legislation say claims are routinely denied for external anomalies because they might be considered cosmetic, according to the bill s advocates and co-sponsors.
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 6:08 am
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Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is underfunded, experts say.
The noncancerous tumors can be as small as a pea to larger than a football. More than 80% of Black women will have fibroids by age 50, the National Institutes of Health says, compared to about 70% of white women. Black women with fibroids are twice as likely as white women to have hysterectomies as a treatment. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 8:08 am
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Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is underfunded, experts say.
The noncancerous tumors can be as small as a pea to larger than a football. More than 80% of Black women will have fibroids by age 50, the National Institutes of Health says, compared to about 70% of white women. Black women with fibroids are twice as likely as white women to have hysterectomies as a treatment.
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