High Health Care Costs Hurt Women More Than Men: New Report Finds Females Lack Health I... - 1 views
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Elisa Maser on 01 Sep 09The Commonwealth Fund released Women at Risk: Why Many Women Are Forgoing Needed Health Care, a report by Sheila Rustgi, Michelle Doty and Sara Collins, on May 7, 2009. The authors reported that about half of working-age women said they have problems accessing needed care because of costs. About 40 percent of men responded they have problems accessing care. Women who have insurance but are not fully covered are at the most risk of not getting the necessary care, Rustgi said. About two-thirds of underinsured women have problems accessing care compared to about half for men. According to the report, about 64 million women or 70 percent of Americans have no health insurance coverage
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rachel999 on 02 Jun 21If serious diseases are not taken into account, women have to pay more for their health, it's true. Let's take birth control for instance. All methods are pretty expensive, not everyone can afford some of them. If you are interested, check https://birthcontrol.com/ for more information.