If women were charged more for insurance...

[LiberalFighter]

Wouldn't that had been a criteria that employers would consider when hiring a new employee? And made it more difficult for women to find a job?

[lame54]

1. Sounds reasonable

[PoliticAverse]

2. Note that the ACA allows older people to be charged up to 3x the premium as younger.

Much greater than the usual male/female premium differential.

[kestrel91316]

4. And a HUGE disincentive to hire older folks if a company provides

healthcare. One more battleground we will see with this flawed law on the way to universal healthcare unencumbered by "insurance" parasites.

[Hoyt]

6. Currently, the differential is more than under ACA.

Personally, I do not think it would be fair to saddle younger folks with a disportionate share of higher health costs of elderly, and I are one.

[CreekDog]

8. they are currently charged an average of at least 5 times that of younger people

so...

[DURHAM D]

3. "Were?" they are.

And yes and yes.

[mercuryblues]

5. I would think

that is a reason why they get paid less than a man.

[SoutherDem]

7. I think, though I could be wrong

employee plans are based on large pools to balance out risk, this is why (even if you employer doesn't actually contribute to the plan, other than set it up) insurance at work is always cheaper than individual polices. My last employer gave each employee $200 for insurance to spend as they wish and we picked up the rest, no difference between men and women. I also worked for a company once where if you were not full time but wanted the insurance you could pay both parts, similar to cobra, and once again there were no difference for men or women.