STATISTICAL BRIEF #525: Premiums and Employee Contributions to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance by Workforce Gender and Firm Size, Private Industry, 2018.

STATISTICAL BRIEF #525: Premiums and Employee Contributions to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance by Workforce Gender and Firm Size, Private Industry, 2018.

AHRQ Stats: Impact of Gender on Healthcare Premiums

Among companies where women accounted for 75 percent or more of the workforce, employer-sponsored healthcare coverage averaged $20,593 per family in 2018. Premiums averaged $18,875, meanwhile, where women represented less than 25 percent of the workforce. Women have higher healthcare expenses than men, which impacts the amount of healthcare premiums. (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #525: Premiums and Employee Contributions to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance by Workforce Gender and Firm Size, Private Industry, 2018.)