As the House Republican caucus scrambles Thursday to secure votes for its Obamacare repeal and replacement bill, a Republican senator implied to a female reporter he is willing to cut Essential Health Benefits because he doesn’t need mammograms.
Alice Ollstein, a reporter for Talking Points Memo, asked Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS., if he would support Essential Health Benefits, which are mandated types of care covered by insurance. Those include vaccines, pediatric care, prescription drugs, hospitalization, maternity care — and cancer screenings.
“I sure don’t want my mammogram benefits taken away,” Roberts told Ollstein sarcastically.