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Supreme Court to weigh future of free preventive care
Dorianne Mason, director of health equity at the National Women’s Law Center, said insurance mandates for preventive care save women’s lives and the health-care system billions of dollars through early detection of breast cancer and medication to reduce the risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy, among other services.
“I don’t think we can understate how important preventive care is, particularly for women who are the folks who deny themselves care and delay care,” Mason said.
“It’s the care that has the biggest bang for your buck,” Mason added. “It’s the care that’s going to prevent the bigger, more difficult to treat, expensive care down the line.”
