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Feminism and Diversity

rfranklin

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2. Read before posting...you make yourself look dumb...

Reply to dewawi (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:15 PM

Mar 2012

"And even with maternity coverage excluded, nearly a third of plans analyzed found that 25 and 40-year-old women were charged at least 30 percent more or even higher than men for the same coverage."

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Women charged $1 billion more than men for health care: report [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2012 OP

Say what? When was the last time a man got pregnant? dewawi Mar 2012 #1

Read before posting...you make yourself look dumb... rfranklin Mar 2012 #2

A THIRD were "analyzed" to be "overcharging" after allowing for maternity coverage. dewawi Mar 2012 #3

omg can you say "reading comprehension"? elehhhhna Mar 2012 #4

can you say TROLL? Skittles Mar 2012 #6

I guess we'll just stop having them then. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #5

And this explains why the insurance industry worked so hard to defeat the ERA. DURHAM D Mar 2012 #7

+1 William769 Mar 2012 #8

That makes sense. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #9

Just Like Car Insurance Macoy51 Jul 2012 #10

I wonder when that discrepancy will be addressed 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #12

Europe is just banning Gender Pricing in Insurance One_Life_To_Give Jul 2012 #11