How to Realize Health Equity in Benefits, OOP Costs for Women
- Health benefits are one of the under-explored contributors to healthcare gender disparities and health equity gaps. Employed women spend $15.4 billion more on healthcare than men per year out of pocket and are more likely to reach their out-of-pocket maximum, according to a Deloitte study. Healthcare premiums go farther for men than for women. And, contrary to what many would assume,...