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Since LTCi is not covered by Obamacare, insurance companies are looking at penalizing womenfolk as they have the audacity of living a longer life than menfolk.
Women To See Higher Prices For Long-Term Care Insurance : Shots - Health News : NPRThe country's largest long-term care insurer is making it tougher for people — especially women — to buy its policy.
Genworth Financial has announced that starting this spring it will begin taking gender into account when setting premiums on new policies. The reason: Women account for two out of every three dollars spent on claims, says Thomas Topinka, a company spokesman.
The change will mean that rates for female applicants could be up to 40 percent higher under the new pricing policy, says Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.