Gender bias creates dangers in medical treatment. When both genders are not offered equal quality treatment and care for the same medical complaints or when different manifestations of disease are not considered based on sex, we can expect<\/a> patient outcomes to suffer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gender Bias in Medical Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you heard that women who are brought to the ER after suffering heart attacks are more likely to die than men in the same situation? And why do medical researchers know so little about the reasons women are much more likely than men to suffer autoimmune diseases such as lupus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n In health research, before the late 1990\u2019s young female\u2019s participation in early phase drug trials was prohibited by the FDA. Instead of directly testing a certain drug\u2019s effects on women, researchers would use men and extrapolate their findings to women, which led to abounding inaccuracies. (Source: Forbes<\/em>, “The Surprising Reason We Lack so Much Information about Women\u2019s Health”.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gender Bias in Health Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There is some good news here. Today insurance companies can no longer charge women more than men, but as recently as 2009, women in the US paid $1 billion more for the same health plans as men. (Source: Are Gender ratings Illegal under the ACA?) Before the ACA, women buying insurance on the individual market were routinely charged up to 50 percent more for monthly premiums than men. In some cases the gap was as high as 81 percent. (Source: Healthline, Should Women Pay more for Health Services)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/qa.angelink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/why-are-americans-paying-more-for-healthcare-blog-hero-1024x537.jpg\")