US women are paying billions more for healthcare than men every year

Oct 18, 2023

Women visit healthcare professionals more often than men and the services they receive more often surpass the deductibles. Image: Unsplash/Volodymyr Hryshchenko

Charlotte Edmond

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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Across all age groups, women consistently pay more than men for healthcare costs not covered under their insurance. Image: Deloitte

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Out-of-pocket healthcare costs are estimated to be billions of dollars more per year for employed women. Image: Deloitte

Graphs illustrating the percentage of the gender gap closed to date, 2023

The health and survival index is the most closed of all the gender gaps. Image: World Economic Forum

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