Item #454
Insurance plan premiums charged women ~18% more for similar plans, but total healthcare expenditures for women were 30% greater for women than men ($483.7 vs. $372.1 billion; individuals under 65)
Topic: Economic PowerSource
Citation: Expenses for health care and prescribed medicine, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987–2010 Author(s): National Center for Health Statistics Institution(s): Center for Disease Control Link: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2012/116.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2010 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Premium plan differences by state provided here: http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/nwlc_2012_turningtofairness_report.pdf , p. 18 ; Excellent breakdown of data here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qivZ43ttus&list=PLi3TB5Pu1nbULpB9T3QaF5oJUSQgoad_p&index=3 ; Also, since the passing of PPACA, the statistic that women pay more for health insurance in the USA is bunk