WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) will join the other Democratic women Senators on Larry King Live tonight to discuss how health care reform will have a positive impact on women.

This morning, Hagan joined eight of her colleagues for a series of back-to-back floor speeches to discuss inefficiencies and disparities in the health care system that negatively affect women.  In the majority of states, insurance companies currently charge women more than men for the same coverage.

In eight states and the District of Columbia, insurance companies also deny coverage to victims of domestic violence. Very few insurance companies cover comprehensive maternity care.

Hagan discussed this issue in a floor speech last Thursday and at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30.