Comments on: 30th Anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act…now what about health care costs? http://blog.wisemployment.com/2008/11/24/30th-anniversary-of-the-pregnancy-discrimination-actnow-what-about-health-care-costs/ Wisconsin Employment Resources Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:54:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kristen http://blog.wisemployment.com/2008/11/24/30th-anniversary-of-the-pregnancy-discrimination-actnow-what-about-health-care-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-3 kristen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:51:13 +0000 http://blog.wisemployment.com/?p=5#comment-3 I agree that it is unfair to charge women more for healthcare. I am childless by choice, yet I pay the same rate as a women who are having babies. Women having babies give the insurance companies a financial advantage... as soon as that baby comes out it's another person paying a premium. Many women forgo mammograms and routine OB/GYN exams because of the cost, but our insurance premium still reflects the assumption that we'll have these exams. A man could have ten serious claims in a year, but he'll still pay a lesser premium. If insurance is going to go with a cost discrimination system, let's go by actual use... not assumptions because of body parts. I agree that it is unfair to charge women more for healthcare. I am childless by choice, yet I pay the same rate as a women who are having babies. Women having babies give the insurance companies a financial advantage… as soon as that baby comes out it’s another person paying a premium.

Many women forgo mammograms and routine OB/GYN exams because of the cost, but our insurance premium still reflects the assumption that we’ll have these exams. A man could have ten serious claims in a year, but he’ll still pay a lesser premium. If insurance is going to go with a cost discrimination system, let’s go by actual use… not assumptions because of body parts.

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