Healthcare Costs: Men vs. Women

What is it that makes healthcare so much more expensive for women?
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to ensure that men and women pay equal amounts for healthcare.

However, women typically outlive men, and have more exams than men, and need more care for reproductive purposes.

What is it that makes healthcare so much more expensive for women vs. men?

Listen in as Gina Stoller shares the difference in healthcare costs for men and women.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 2
  • Audio File: health_radio/1540ml5b.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Gina Stoller, Marketing Director of Content Strategy & Development for Vitals
  • Guest Bio: GinaGina Stoller is a veteran in the art of weaving compelling stories. She is currently Marketing Director of Content Strategy & Development for Vitals where she drives content creation for both consumer and B2B initiatives and overseas corporate PR efforts.

    Prior to Vitals, Gina worked as Marketing Manager for Answers.com and WikiAnswers. She began her career as a journalist, writing for business publications such as Yahoo! Small Business, CBS News, and Entrepreneurial Edge Magazine. In addition, she has taught writing to middle school children, both in the U.S. and in Hong Kong.

    She received her BA in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and her MS Ed from Simmons.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: No
  • Host: Melanie Cole, MS