claim: "women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men."
author: ruth bader ginsburg
evidence_1: feb 15, 2012 ... in some cases oral contraceptives approach 29 percent of out-of-pocket  spending on health care for women with private insurance. women of  reproductive age spend 68 percent more on out-of-pocket health care costs than  do men, in part because of contraceptive costs. high costs have forced many ...
evidence_2: women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care  costs than men, in part because of reproductive health-related supplies and  services. roughly 16.7 million women are uninsured, and thus likely to postpone  care and delay or forgo important preventive care, such as cancer screenings.
evidence_3: women of child-bearing age spend an average of 68 percent more out-of-pocket  on health costs than men in the same age group, recent research has suggested.  it is unclear how much of that disparity arises because women consume more  health care, and how much occurs because insurance fails to pay for the services  ...
evidence_4: oct 31, 2017 ... because women are more likely than men to be covered as dependents, a  woman is at greater risk of losing her insurance if she becomes widowed or  divorced, her spouse loses a job, or her spouse's employer drops family  coverage or increases premium and out-of-pocket costs to unaffordable levels.
evidence_5: noncontraceptive drugs is only 33 percent. • in some cases oral contraceptives  approach 29 percent of out-of- pocket spending on health care for women with  private insurance. • women of reproductive age spend. 68 percent more on out-of -pocket health care costs than do men, in part because of contraceptive costs.