Ashley Carson
Blog Post List
July 21, 2009
Luckily, Congress has seen the light on gender discrimination in health insurance premiums. But for midlife and older women, it isn’t enough. Age discrimination is still on the table. In Washington, a group of leading advocates for older Americans is urging Congress to eliminate age rating provisions. Right now, proposals range from allowing insurance companies to charge anywhere from double (2:1) to 5 times (5:1) as much for coverage to someone just because of age. This process is known as age rating, and it's the only form of discrimination being built into health care "reform." However,...
MomsRising
Together
November 24, 2008
by Ashley B. Carson and Adam J. Payne (The Older Women’s League)
MomsRising
Together