Women Pay More for Health Insurance
10/30/2008 3:29:20 PM
By Aubrey Vaughn
Tags: health insurance, women's health
According to Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty from The New
York Times, women are paying far more for the same individual health
insurance policies as men of the same age. While some argue that women
of childbearing age often incur higher medical expenses than men, the
pattern applies also to policies purchased by women that do not
include maternity care. The cost of coverage for women outpaces that
for men by percentages in the 20s and 30s, and in some examples costs
a staggering 49 percent more. Read the full article for more
information, and check out the Gap Between the ***es graph from the
story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/us/30insure.html?_r=3D1&em&oref=3Dslogin
Some insurance executives expressed surprise at the size and
prevalence of the disparities, which can make a woman=92s insurance cost
hundreds of dollars a year more than a man=92s.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Healthy-People-Healthy-Planet/Womens-Health-=
Insurance-Costs.aspx?blogid=3D1506
