Women in America are being denied medically necessary healthcare — and it’s happening every single day.

My name is Amber Sanchez, and I created the Her Health Matters Movement because I lived through a reality that too many women know too well.

After losing over 90 pounds, I developed painful, documented infections under excess skin — rashes, odor, irritation, and constant inflammation. My doctor confirmed surgery was medically necessary. We submitted photos, medical notes, prescriptions, and infection logs.

Insurance still denied it.

They called it “cosmetic.”

They told me to “lose more weight.”

As if the pain and infections didn’t count.

As if women must suffer more before they’re believed.

This is the experience of millions of women.

And no matter the situation  postpartum, hormonal, menopausal, surgical, mental, or weight-loss related  women are dismissed at higher rates than any other healthcare group.

Women are routinely denied coverage for:

Postpartum tearing, prolapse, and pelvic floor injuries

Diastasis recti repair

Medically documented skin removal after major weight loss

Menopause-related treatment

Hormonal disorders

Severe breast asymmetry or functional breast pain

Chronic pelvic or abdominal pain

Mental health impacts tied to medical conditions

We are told every day:

“It’s cosmetic.”

“It’s normal.”

“You’re exaggerating.”

“Come back when it’s worse.”

Our pain is treated as optional.

Our injuries are minimized.

Our needs are deprioritized.

This petition is a national call to change that.

We are calling on federal and state agencies, insurers, and healthcare leaders to:

1. Redefine Cosmetic vs. Medically Necessary Care

Any surgery or treatment addressing infection, physical impairment, postpartum injury, hormonal change, or significant mental health impact must be recognized as medically necessary — not cosmetic.

2. Guarantee Coverage for Core Women’s Surgeries

Including pelvic floor repair, diastasis recti, medically documented panniculectomy, postpartum injury repair, and menopause-related treatments.

3. Modernize CMS & Insurance Guidelines

Medicare and Medicaid must publish updated, transparent medical-necessity standards that private insurers are required to follow.

4. Implement National Oversight of Women’s Healthcare Denials

Track patterns of denial, coverage gaps, and systemic bias toward women’s medical needs.

5. Expand Federal Funding for Women’s Health Research

Prioritize research into menopause, hormonal disorders, pelvic pain, autoimmune disease, postpartum complications, and weight-loss–related injuries.

🖊 Add your name if you believe:

✔ Women’s pain deserves to be taken seriously

✔ Women’s surgeries deserve equal coverage

✔ Women’s health needs deserve urgency, not excuses

✔ Women deserve to have their bodies, mental health, and medical needs recognized

Sign this petition. Share it. Be part of the movement demanding fairness, dignity, and medically necessary care for women.

Her Health Matters — and it’s time our healthcare system acted like it.

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We are building a national coalition to demand change — and your signature is the first step.