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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 12, 2021 / Presidential Documents
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Presidential Documents
Proclamation 10206 of May 7, 2021

National Womens Health Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Its a simple proposition for me: women are entitled to the same rights and opportunities as men, including access to high-quality, affordable health care. National Womens Health Week is an opportunity to focus on the work we need to do as a Nation to ensure equal access to high-quality, affordable care for women, and to build a more prosperous, healthy future for all.
This starts by strengthening the Affordable Care Act, which ensures that women cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, such as pregnancy, or charged more for coverage simply because they are women. The Affordable Care Act also expanded coverage to millions of women who were previously uninsured, and made various preventive services available free of charge, including Pap smears and mammograms. In addition, it covers screening and counseling for domestic and intimate partner violence.
To cover more Americans, the Biden-Harris Administration began a special open enrollment period on healthcare.gov, so that women who are uninsured have the opportunity to sign up for coverage through August 15. And, we are committed to building on the successes of this law to make coverage more affordable. The American Rescue Plan, enacted earlier this year, will save women buying coverage on their own $50 per month on their health care premiums.
The theme of this years National Womens Health Week is Ending the Pandemic and Elevating Womens Health. The quickest and most effective way to defeat this pandemic and restore public health is through vaccination.

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My Administration is committed to advancing womens health and ensuring an equitable response to the COVID19 pandemic. We have prioritized and increased access to the COVID19 vaccine and expanded the criteria for eligibility to include all adults over the age of 16. We encourage women to talk to their doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants about the COVID19 vaccine.
And, it is important for women and girls to catch up on any missed vaccines or medical care from this past year. Delays in routine caresuch as Pap smears, mammograms, bone density scans, stress tests, cholesterol screenings, blood pressure screenings, physical exams, general check-ups and other preventive health screeningscan cause many conditions to go undetected.
As we mark National Womens Health Week, let us make sure that all women and girls, particularly those with underlying health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, and mental health needs, can prioritize their own health.
The COVID19 pandemic has further revealed why the unique needs of women and girls must be centered in our health care system, and further brought to light the health disparities and systemic biases that women, particularly women of color, continue to face, including inequitable maternity care and access to reproductive health care.

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