Healthcare dollars are disproportionately spent on women--per capita lifetime spending is over 1/3 higher for women than men.
Some of this is due to longer lifespans and pregnancy, but over half of the difference is not attributable to those.
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The most underrated factor causing the difference between healthcare spending on men and women is probably hypochondria.
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In my observations, equally healthy women are much more likely to demand more healthcare.
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Women are much more likely to imagine or exaggerate health problems.
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