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Health insurance for women remains bastion of gender pricin

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A self-employed 30-year-old woman living in midtown Sacramento could pay as much as $420 a year more for individual health insurance than a man – and the California Legislature is debating whether that''s fair.

The gender gap, known as "gender rating" by the insurance industry, recently has gained renewed attention. Last week, the insurance industry said it was willing to drop gender pricing – but only if the government requires every U.S. resident to obtain health insurance as part of a comprehensive health care overhaul.



Added on: Tue May 12, 2009 10:49 am by : RupertWBradson
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