women’s health

Women underestimating healthcare retirement needs

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Women underestimating healthcare retirement needs

Although women typically spend more years living in retirement, they tend to underestimate the costs of their future healthcare needs in their financial planning, according to a survey by Nationwide Financial. Both men and women’s expectations fell short of what their future needs will likely be. The survey polled 1,250 Americans with at least $250,000 in household assets. Women close to retirement estimated they would spend $4,624 each year on health care beyond what Medicare…

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Women’s health in U.S. rated as unsatisfactory

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Women’s health in U.S. rated as unsatisfactory

Women’s health in the U.S. continues to fall way below desired standards, according to a study from the National Women’s Law Center. The 2010 edition of “Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National State-by-State Report Card” found that the nation as a whole received a grade of “Unsatisfactory” for women’s health, and not one state received an overall grade of satisfactory, the highest possible. Only Vermont and Massachusetts received an “S-“, the next highest…

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