Women spend 20% more per year on out-of-pocket health costs, says report
In 2021, women paid about 20% more for out-of-pocket medical expenses than men — only 2% of which could be accounted for by maternity care.
Women of all ages pay a total of $15.4 billion more than men on annual out-of-pocket medical expenses, according to a new report from Deloitte. In 2021, that meant that women paid about 20% more than men — only 2% of which could be accounted for by maternity care.
The fact that the way benefits are currently designed “puts a disproportionate cost on women, above and beyond maternity, was the thing that really surprised us,” said Kulleni Gebreyes, a physician who runs Deloitte’s health care practice and also serves as the company’s U.S. chief health equity officer.
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